DWELLING ON GOD'S GOODNESS BRINGS A KIND OF PEACE THAT IS BETTER PREPARATION FOR THE HOURS OF QUIET THAN TAKING INTO THOUGHT THE CURRENT TURMOIL OF OUTSIDE EVENTS.
WE CAN HELP BY MAKING EVEN MORE RADICAL CHANGES IN HOW WE VIEW EARTH ITSELF. IS OUR PLANET MERELY AN INTERRELATED SET OF FRAGILE ECOSYSTEMS, OR IS IT MADE UP OF STURDIER STUFF?
THE INFORMAL TALKS
held last month by the Russian and American presidents in Kennebunkport, Maine, to try to sort out some of the divisive issues between the two countries, reminded me of times I have spent negotiating business deals with Russian officials.
IN FAMILIES, CHURCH COMMUNITIES, AND THROUGH THE NEWS, GOSSIP HAS THE EFFECT OF CREATING DIVISIVENESS RATHER THAN ESTABLISHING A FOUNDATION FOR PROGRESS.
