Smart & Soft: Living Jesus’ Way in a Harsh World
"Be wise as serpents and innocent as doves."– Matthew 10:16 A pediatric ER nurse kneels to treat a gang member’s injured son, meeting the boy at eye-level.“I need you to be brave like your dad,” she says softly while cleaning his wound. Then she turns to the scowling father and adds, “And you—be gentle like your boy.”The tension breaks. A few hours later, the man returns alone, asking about…