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March 09, 2023
How Kind Are You?
We teach our children to be kind to others. We remind a struggling friend to...
January 2023
January 03, 2023
Don’t Should On Yourself
The temptation is to “should” on yourself – to beat yourself up. (“I can’t believe...
September 2022
September 08, 2022
The Big Blind Spot That Is Messing With Your Relationships
Nearly all of us value kindness. We try to be kind to others. We teach...
July 2022
July 25, 2022
Want to Fight Anxiety? Point Out the Positive!
It’s a fact there are so many beautiful things going on in our world—and in...
January 2022
January 25, 2022
Let’s Bring Kindness Back! Here’s How To Start
These three daily actions make up the 30-Day Kindness Challenge and they are absolutely transformative...
January 18, 2022
Male-Bashing Is Really No Joke!
Faithful, capable, responsible men are all around us. But if you watch TV, movies or...
January 04, 2022
Want A New Year’s Resolution That Will Actually Make a Real Difference?
There’s something helpful about New Year’s and the chance to evaluate what has worked well...
July 2021
July 27, 2021
Change The World With Kindness, One Person At A Time
Being willing to be an agent of change happens one person at a time.
June 2021
June 29, 2021
How NOT to Make Things Worse When We’re Angry
While doing research for The Kindness Challenge, I realized something important: when we are angry,...
May 2021
May 25, 2021
How I Stopped Yelling at My Kids
Today we are sharing a guest blog from Crystal Paine while Shaunti is in this season...
May 20, 2021
This One Habit Will Be Game-Changing for Others … and Yourself!
Kindness is a superpower. It can improve relationships, make life better, and transform our culture....
March 2021
March 25, 2021
Finding Joy in the Most Unlikely Places
True community is created by encouragement of others—even in the most difficult of circumstances.
March 23, 2021
How to Raise a Resilient Child and Why It Matters
Resilience is perhaps the most important quality a person can have, and, therefore, perhaps the...
December 2020
December 17, 2020
These Holiday Gifts Are The Most Valuable To The People You Love
Instead of spending your time and money getting people more stuff, plan to give something...
November 2020
November 05, 2020
My Gift to You: A Devotion from “Find Joy”
Hello Friends, November ushers us into a season when we are more intentional about reflecting...
November 03, 2020
For the Next Few Weeks, We Have a Choice to Make
In a few hours, the polls will close. And for the next few days or...
October 2020
October 01, 2020
PART 2—The Election Probably Won’t Be Over on November 3 (and How Churches Can Respond)
This is the second article of a two-part series. Part 1 shared why it is...
July 2018
July 16, 2018
Two Steps to Positively Handle Adult Bullying
Back in graduate school, I clashed repeatedly with one of my classmates, a guy with...
May 2018
May 17, 2018
Negative Wife, Negative Life? Not Necessarily!
Nate and Kathryn are working to improve their marriage, but Nate has a pet peeve...
March 2018
March 06, 2018
3 Reasons You Should NOT Gossip About Your Husband (and One Reason You Should!)
We all want happy marriages. You want to love hanging out with your husband every...
March 05, 2018
6 Ways Sarcasm is Hurting Your Relationships
The movie Lily’s husband had picked out for them to watch made her hoot with...
February 2018
February 23, 2018
Don’t Be a Hothead! 4 Key Strategies for Keeping Your Cool
Most of us think that letting a little steam out of the kettle now prevents...
December 2017
December 21, 2017
The Most Important Gifts You Can Give This Season
It’s that time of year again. Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Only this many shopping days...
November 2017
November 21, 2017
The Secret to Enjoying a Conflict-Free Holiday
“Let It Go” is a hard-core success strategy for giving yourself — and those around...
October 2017
October 23, 2017
Want a happy marriage? 3 Ways to Nix All Marriage Negativity
There’s a couple I know who just seems to have their act together. They’re a...
August 2017
August 01, 2017
What You Need to Survive the Flight from Hell (Featuring a Screaming Baby)
Have you ever been in this awkward situation – and wondered what on earth to...
July 2017
July 17, 2017
3 Sneaky Ways You’re Making Yourself Stressed
Do you have any idea what is the most frequent command in the Bible? Believe...
July 04, 2017
2 Reasons You Should NOT be Independent
You might look at that title and raise an eyebrow. Isn’t independence what we are going...
June 2017
June 19, 2017
The Secret to Being a Wife He Adores
In the research for For Women Only and The Kindness Challenge, I’ve seen an overlooked,...
May 2017
May 30, 2017
Here Is the Simple Key to Kindness and Joy
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be...
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