Saved by Jonathan Simcoe
Opinion | the Southern Baptist Moral Meltdown
Instead, we should pursue “five kingdom habits that build trust.’ These are the five habits that they suggest cultivating.
- Pray. Pray for our own hearts to be soft but also pray for their whole lives.
- Learn. We can learn what causes their distrust. Practice asking good questions.
- Bond. Make space in your life for people. They write “The best conve
Be a trustworthy human
The real act of, say, building a friendship or creating a community involves performing a series of small, concrete social actions well: disagreeing without poisoning the relationship; revealing vulnerability at the appropriate pace; being a good listener; knowing how to end a conversation gracefully; knowing how to ask for and offer forgiveness; k
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The only thing that was reliably and powerfully associated with the moral benefits of religion was how enmeshed people were in relationships with their co-religionists. It’s the friendships and group activities, carried out within a moral matrix that emphasizes selflessness. That’s what brings out the best in people.