In 2024, I’ve Come To Value Kindness Above All

(OPINION) Ever since I turned 35, I’ve tried to use this time of year to take stock, to evaluate where I’ve been over the previous 12 months, where I stand now and where I see myself going. Some years nothing much has changed. Other years much has changed, and I find myself contradicting what I’ve said previously. Here goes for 2024.

OpinionPaul PratherMarch 18, 2024Paul Prather, State of the Union, Kindness, Spirituality, religion, opinionComment

In An Anxious Age, Here Are Common-Sense Ways To De-Stress

(OPINION) As one who’s prone to be anxious about — well, about nearly everything — I’ve spent a good deal of my life looking for ways to de-stress. So allow me to offer a few reminders about dealing with presidential indictments, global warming, nightmarish customer service, artificial intelligence, road rage, grouchy spouses and troublesome offspring — without imploding.

OpinionPaul PratherSeptember 26, 2023Paul Prather, Anxiety, Laughter, Illness, Grudges, Forgiveness, Mental health, KindnessComment

My Mom Was A Flesh-And-Blood Saint Who Would Have Hated To Be Called One

(OPINION) I realized with a bit of a start that if my mom were still here she would have turned 90 on Aug. 6. Sad to say, she passed away in 2003. Here are some virtues she showed me, largely by living them, not by preaching them. Maybe they’ll speak to you, too:

OpinionPaul PratherAugust 22, 2023Paul Prather, Mothers, Kindness, Listening, Laughter, ChristianityComment

6 Virtues Christians Ought To Promote

(OPINION) When evangelicals of all people fail to live up to the the New Testament’s commandments, our failure is far more glaring. It smacks of hypocrisy. Here, then, I offer six virtues the New Testament requires of all pilgrims who would be disciples of Jesus Christ:

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