"The kindness and the love of God our Savior
toward man appeared."
Titus 3:4
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, authors of the famous
Sherlock Holmes stories, once hailed a cab in
Paris. He threw his handbag inside and climbed
In after it, but before he could say a word, the
driver said,
"Where to, Mr. Conan Doyle?"
"You recognize me?" said the author in surprise
"Not really, I've never seen you or a picture of
you." "Then how do you know I am Conan
Doyle?" "Well," said the driver, "I had read in
the newspaper that you were on vacation in the
south of France; I noticed you getting off train
that came from Marseille; I see you have the
kind to that bespeak a week or more in the sun
from the inkspot on your right middle finger, I
deduce you are a writer; you have the keen look
of a medical man, and the cut of Clothes of an
Englishman. Putting it all together, I felt you
must surely be Conan Doyle, the creator of the
great detective, Sherlock Holmes."
Conan Doyle burst out, "But you are yourself
the equal of Sherlock Holmes since you
recognized me from all these small observations."
"There is," said the driver, "one additional fact."
"And that is? "Your name is lettered on your
handbags."
A funny conversation of intelligence makes a
much better target of self-serving suspicion
be just a little kinder. The apostle Paul saw
kindness in a different light. In Ephesians 4:32, he
linked being kind, tender hearted, and forgiving
with the way God" that provided eternal salvation.
In a world where callous thoughtlessness and
selfish indifference are all too common, kindness
can make our lives fruitful when motivated by
Christlike love. When our walk harmonize with
our words of witness, it will make a compelling
impact on others by pointing them to the kind of
love God has for them in Jesus Christ. If Conan
Doyle had learned what Paul had learned, he
would have seen that trying to be a little kinder is
one of the most profound truths of all.
toward man appeared."
Titus 3:4
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, authors of the famous
Sherlock Holmes stories, once hailed a cab in
Paris. He threw his handbag inside and climbed
In after it, but before he could say a word, the
driver said,
"Where to, Mr. Conan Doyle?"
"You recognize me?" said the author in surprise
"Not really, I've never seen you or a picture of
you." "Then how do you know I am Conan
Doyle?" "Well," said the driver, "I had read in
the newspaper that you were on vacation in the
south of France; I noticed you getting off train
that came from Marseille; I see you have the
kind to that bespeak a week or more in the sun
from the inkspot on your right middle finger, I
deduce you are a writer; you have the keen look
of a medical man, and the cut of Clothes of an
Englishman. Putting it all together, I felt you
must surely be Conan Doyle, the creator of the
great detective, Sherlock Holmes."
Conan Doyle burst out, "But you are yourself
the equal of Sherlock Holmes since you
recognized me from all these small observations."
"There is," said the driver, "one additional fact."
"And that is? "Your name is lettered on your
handbags."
A funny conversation of intelligence makes a
much better target of self-serving suspicion
be just a little kinder. The apostle Paul saw
kindness in a different light. In Ephesians 4:32, he
linked being kind, tender hearted, and forgiving
with the way God" that provided eternal salvation.
In a world where callous thoughtlessness and
selfish indifference are all too common, kindness
can make our lives fruitful when motivated by
Christlike love. When our walk harmonize with
our words of witness, it will make a compelling
impact on others by pointing them to the kind of
love God has for them in Jesus Christ. If Conan
Doyle had learned what Paul had learned, he
would have seen that trying to be a little kinder is
one of the most profound truths of all.
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