How to Treat Your Relatives (2 Peter 1:7)

Share a comment Criticism can harden you or soften you, and the difference shows up in how you treat people who have nothing to offer you. We start with a surprising window into Abraham Lincoln’s presidency: mocked daily, threatened constantly, and yet remarkably available to the overlooked. That kind of openhearted attention feels rare in any era, and it sets up the deeper question we all face in church life: when we’re tired, irritated, or different from each other, do we retreat or do we m...