Welcome to Day #3 of your “12 Days of Christmas” journey, preparing the way of the Lord! Your key word today is SMILE. When Dr. Jerry Graham and I went to Dayton Ohio in February 2010 to meet with Tim Schofield, we were introduced to Tim’s business coach, Steve White. Talking to Steve was so encouraging. Steve told me each day he tries to do 100 random acts of kindness. Can you imagine that? What if each of us purposed to do even 5 random acts of kindness daily? The world would be a different place.

On May 10, I began a 40 day series based on the book The Love Dare, a 40-day challenge for husbands and wives to understand and practice unconditional love. Whether your marriage is hanging by a thread or healthy and strong, The Love Dare is a journey you need to take. Today’s message is “Love is kind.” Love makes you kind. And kindness makes you likeable. When you’re kind, people want to be around you.

Great service comes from the heart!
“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” (Luke 6:45)
What simple thing can you do every day at work or home to share God’s love?
One of my greatest delights is preparing these devotionals. When I first started these on July 1, 2006, about 280 people were receiving them daily. By January 1, 2007, …