Posts tagged “Character”
Renewing our minds
You can tell a lot about a society by what they read. The first issue of LIFE magazine was published in 1936. It was…
Pass the salt
I’ve lived in the Midwest my whole life. This means that I have a complicated relationship with salt. On the one hand, I am…
Jesus submitted for us
There is a beautiful, handmade cross that hangs over the entrance to my church’s gathering place for worship. My friend Tom crafted it back…
Work is not a four-letter word
If you have time off from work or school, maybe you aren’t too eager to return. You sigh as you take a shower and…
Failing to be somebody
The desire to be a somebody can lead people to do crazy things. I will spare you my own foolish stories from high school….
A good, quiet life
The apostle Paul wrote this to the Christians living in Thessalonica: “Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your…
Your future self: Hope for the New Year
I love New Year’s! It’s a time of forgetting what is behind and pressing on toward what’s ahead (Philippians 3:13 paraphrase). A time of…
He can do anything
As Christians raised in a culture where we tend to believe only what we see, the miracles of Scripture may run past us, like…
Unmasked expectations
One of the most startling occurrences during the COVID pandemic was meeting people with their masks on and then seeing them later with their…
“Away” in a manger
If there’s one lyric that grabs my attention at Christmas, it’s the “away” in “Away in a Manger.” “Away in a manger, no crib…
Character traits of good leaders
Most leadership training seminars will tell you that four of the most important character traits of good leaders include: integrity, accountability, empathy, and humility….
Good friends
“There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother” (Proverbs 18:24). There will be all sorts of people who are part of your…