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kindness

Portrait of Maizey the Black Lab mix
September 17, 2022 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: #casualenglishbible.com, kindness, rescue dog, seo

Maizey, rescue dog
living the good life

FIRST OF ALL, I MISSPELLED THE NAME OF THE RESCUE DOG. News reporters—I was educated and experienced as one—are supposed to get the names right. I spelled her name “Maisie.” But my wife wanted “Maisy,” as in Daisy. We were …

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living the good life
man with Mohawk haircut
May 2, 2014 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: #stephenmmiller, author, bible, Bible interpretation, book reviews, books, Christianity, christians, church, God, Great Clips, greatclips.com, haircut, holy, jesus, Jesus Christ, kindness, Lord, pay it forward

How I got a free haircut

WITH A COUPON in my pocket for a $9.99 haircut at Great Clips, I looked online to see how long I’d have to wait. Seven minutes. Just long enough to get there. I typed in my name and phone number. That’s all I had to do to check in online. …

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free hugs
March 24, 2014 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: #stephenmmiller, author, bible, Bible interpretation, books, Christianity, church, compassion, depression, God, hug, hugs, jesus, Jesus Christ, kindness, Lord

God: May I please have a hug?

WHAT ONE QUESTION would you ask God? That’s what I wanted to know. I sent out the word through my social media outlets. Readers fired back a bunch of questions. But one question, from Janelle Timko, did something to me. I felt something physical, …

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Germany family on a train
June 6, 2013 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: compassion, Germany, hospitality, kindness, vacation

Hospitality: Made in Germany

IN MY LIFETIME I have met very few people who are so welcoming, so gracious, and so selfless in the way they treat me, that they feel like family to me. I’d like you to meet one such family. They are German. I just got back from vacationing with …

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Buddy the Dog
April 12, 2013 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: bible, christian, compliments, kindness, praise

Let’s pay someone a compliment today

PRACTICE ON YOUR DOG if, like me, you find it tough to dish out compliments. Or practice on your cat. Or your potted petunia. If you are anything like me, it comes a whole lot more natural to criticize, complain, and pick at people than it does to …

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thank you card created by a child
April 10, 2013 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: compassion, friendship, kindness, risk

Stick your neck out for someone

“Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for them” (Matthew 7:12, The Message). THOSE OF YOU who know a bit about me from my writing might be surprised by …

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Stephen M. Miller and neighbor with snow blowers in a cleared driveway
February 27, 2013 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: compassion, kindness, neighbor, snow blower

Snow blower theology

CHRISTIANS SHOULDN’T HAVE SNOW BLOWERS. Not if they: Want to save time Have neighbors I know this because I bought a snow blower. It does not save time…because I have neighbors. We’ve had a pair of foot-high snowstorms in the past week. Each …

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rescue dog
February 5, 2013 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: Dog, dog catcher, kindness, pet, rescue

The dog I almost rescued

I LET A DOG DIE. This picture of a dog came up on my Facebook news feed, posted by a Friend. Black Labrador Retriever. Two years old. The picture of the little fellow inside the back of the dogcatcher’s truck looked like a sad brother to my Black …

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boy on his bed
December 31, 2012 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: bed, bible, bible study, christian, Christmas, compassion, jesus, kindness

My church gave Jesus a bed for Christmas

I KNOW that the title of this post sounds odd. But it’s true. I found out about it on Christmas Eve—the perfect night to hear the news. The church I attend has multiple locations throughout the Greater Kansas City area: Church of the Resurrection. We …

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statue in iceland
November 9, 2012 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: bible, bible study, christian, depression, kindness

Kind words for depressed souls

HERE’S MY CLUE that people in my neighborhood are still depressed about the election. Not only are all the Romney signs still up in front yards—two sets in one yard—I’d swear some new Romney signs have popped up out of nowhere. There was only one …

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Republican logo and Cross
October 24, 2012 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: bible, bible study, christian, compassion, democrat, jesus, kindness, Republican, selfishness

Would Jesus vote Republican?

AS WE APPROACH ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, we’re seeing a lot of Christians once again rallying around the Republicans. Some are saying pretty nasty stuff about any so-called Christians who vote Democrat. Sometimes it’s not that blatant. A …

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