Protect yourself from cynicism

My church has been studying John’s Gospel together for more than a year now. And in that time, I’ve seen several reoccurring themes throughout its pages. And not just Jesus’ repeated declarations that he is, in fact, God. One of those is a repeated caution against cynicism.

What is cynicism?

To be cynical is to see people as being motivated primarily (or entirely) by self-interest. To be looking out for themselves ahead of all others. One of the many quotable lines in The Princess Bride t...