October 21, 2007

Ep.474: What Makes a Person “Good?”

Human “goodness” discussed

Theme Scripture: Proverbs 21:2

People say it all the time: ʺYeah, I know him; he’s a good person.ʺ A good person – what does that mean? Good at what? Good for what? Good as opposed to what? So, what makes a person good? Does one have to be religious or conservative or liberal to be good? Does one have to be honest? How about educated? Can you have a big ego and be a good person? Stay with us as we take some time and look into this seemingly over simplified topic– goodness in people. What makes it so?

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