The Christian Journal - August 2007

Disciple Concert September 23 Page 13 Hal Ketchum Concert August 16 Page 23 Promise Keepers August 24 Page 24 Kindness = Love In Action By Fred Wikoff Facing The Giants In LifeBy Stewart Whittemore Continued On Page 9 When I was a Boy Scout and one of my... More

Disciple Concert September 23 Page 13 Hal Ketchum Concert August 16 Page 23 Promise Keepers August 24 Page 24 Kindness = Love In Action By Fred Wikoff Facing The Giants In LifeBy Stewart Whittemore Continued On Page 9 When I was a Boy Scout and one of my buddies gave a rare compliment to one of our group, invariably someone would add jokingly, “and he’s also kind, courteous and brave. ” These virtues were accepted as qualities denoting a good all around person. Although we joked about it, and tried to mask our feelings with toughness or indifference, kindness was admired. Kindness has always been a virtue people look up to. Maybe it’s because we have all been recipients of kind acts. We even grow to expect them as the kindness a mother shows to her children. But it’s unexpected kindness from total strangers that we remember the most. I will never forget the day, Norm VanBrocklin, the University of Oregon’s famed quarterback invited me into his apartment. I was a wide-eyed, eleve Less