A conflict begins and ends in the hearts and minds of people, not in the hilltops.

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors as ourselves. Surely part of loving in this way is trying to understand what another person wants us to understand. I may not understand perfectly and I may not agree, but if I love you I should try to know what it is you wish I could know.

For the white man to ask the black man if he hates him is just like the rapist asking the raped, or the wolf asking the sheep, 'Do you hate me?

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

At the least, bear patiently, if thou canst not joyfully. And although thou be very unwilling to hear it, and feel indignation, yet check thyself, and suffer no unadvised word to come forth from thy lips, whereby the little ones may be offended. Soon the storm which hath been raised shall be stilled, and inward grief shall be sweetened by returning grace.

Ãœniversite eÄŸitiminden almak istediÄŸim ÅŸey, hayat? en iyi ÅŸekilde yaÅŸamak konusunda biraz bilgi ve bildiklerimle elimden gelenin en iyisini yapabilmek. Kendimi ve diÄŸer insanlar? anlamay?, onlara yard?m etmeyi öÄŸrenmek istiyorum.

Even with all the best intentions in the world, given our different temperaments, backgrounds, and the way we process our data and information, we are going to step on one another's toes. Two people with absolutely good will can deeply hurt one another. Good people hurt one another because we all come at reality in different ways. That's why, for Jesus, the only way to achieve union is through forgiveness, not through making sin impossible.

By failing to let others be themselves before God and move at their own pace, we inevitably project onto them our own discomfort with their choice to live life differently than we do.

Kindness is a Language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

As a pastor, I've spent 30 years talking to people and heard every kind of story imaginable.

The true way and the sure way to friendship is through humility-being open to each other, accepting each other just as we are, knowing each other.

The Log in My Eye You hypocrite, first get the beam of timber out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the tiny particle out of your brother's eye. MATTHEW 7:5