Try This: Cover a Library Patron’s Overdue-Book Fees

Looking for a great way to reach out to bibliophiles in your community? Pay their library fines. Leave cash at the front desk in your local library, and ask the clerk to use it for the next patrons who owe fines. Leave connection cards in envelopes for them, so they can know why the fine was paid.

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Why the Ideal Church Size Debate Is Unhelpful

Church size alone is not an indication of health or unhealth.

Leading With Kindness

Kindness isn’t weakness, it’s the expression of strength from someone who has something to offer. Kindness is not automatic, it’s a gift that you must choose to give.

Evangelism and the Privatization of Faith

Make friends, in your own way, and avoid isolating yourself—be open to show and share the love of God.