Category Archives: Building character

A Walking Worldview

    Psalm 119:37 (CEV) Take away my foolish desires, and let me find life by walking with you.   Lord, teach me to walk with You, hearing with Your ears and seeing with Your eyes. Let me view my … Continue reading

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“The Passion of Patience”

“Patience is not indifference; patience conveys the idea of an immensely strong rock withstanding all onslaughts. The vision of God is the source of patience, because it imparts a moral inspiration … the power to endure is there because you … Continue reading

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Character Gained and Lost

  “Character is made by many acts; it may be lost by a single one.” Credited to Aristotle (384-322 BC)   Ancient, simple wisdom. Building character takes time. Destroying character (yours or someone else’s) doesn’t.  

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Everyday Character

  “The virtue of a man ought to be measured, not by his extra-ordinary exertions, but by his everyday conduct.” Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)   The character of a man [or woman] is evident in the little things. Luke 16:10 (ESV) One … Continue reading

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Content of Your Character

  “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Martin Luther King, Jr., … Continue reading

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It’s Epiphany!

  January 6, Epiphany. What’s it to you?     Not much The 12th day of Christmas The Wise Men arrive Time to take down the tree This 12th day after Christmas traditionally celebrates the Magi’s worship of the Christ … Continue reading

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Fit for Discipline

  When the word discipline popped into my head as I prayed for guidance for 2020, I looked to the Bible for clarification. Here’s one of the first verses I found:   1 Timothy 4:7 (AMP) Discipline yourself for the … Continue reading

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Discipline with a Smile

“He may sometimes chasten us, it is true, but even this He does with a smile, the proud, tender smile of a Father who is bursting with pleasure over an imperfect but promising son who is coming every day to … Continue reading

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Out of a Disciple’s Storeroom

Matthew 13:52 (CEV) So he [Jesus] told them, “Every student of the Scriptures who becomes a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like someone who brings out new and old treasures from the storeroom.” New and old treasures–some think … Continue reading

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A Unique Disciple

    You are a unique disciple. As is anyone you disciple.   “[Discipleship] training cannot be done on a mass scale. It requires patient, careful instruction and prayerful, personal guidance over a considerable time. Disciples are not manufactured wholesale. … Continue reading

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