Character Qualities – Obedience
When we first started homeschooling the push for teaching character was in full swing. It was huge in the public school system. It also permeated the homeschooling curriculum offerings. Character...
View ArticleCharacter Quality: Boldness Exemplified
The image towered. The order resounded. The crowd hushed. The music played. And the masses compliantly obeyed. Knees knelt in submission to the king’s edict. But three stood. A collective gasp...
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He didn’t believe at first. In fact, he was hurt — mortally wounded he thought. His head was spinning. He couldn’t think; he couldn’t focus; he couldn’t imagine. Maybe he didn’t hear right. Maybe he...
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The worship of randomness is popular and encouraged. Bumper stickers advocate us to ‘practice random acts of kindness’. In fact in the movie ‘Evan Almighty’ the word ‘ark’ is given as an acrostic...
View ArticleCharacter Quality: Forgiveness
The responsibility of being in charge of rationing the grain of Egypt was an enormous task. Every day he was faced with decisions of who received grain, how much and when they attain more. Joseph...
View ArticleCharacter Quality: Loyalty
The best Biblical example of friendship is clearly David and Jonathan. Hollywood doesn't have anything on the true stories of the Bible. The story of these two friends is heart-warming and...
View ArticleCharacter Quality: Alertness
Being aware of what is going on around me is not a passive exercise. You have to be awake, watchful, observant. When you are on guard, you do not want to draw attention to yourself. You want to be...
View ArticleCharacter Quality: Peaceful
Peaceful vs Peacemaker. It seems necessary this week to discuss being peaceful by having ‘peace with God’ and being reconciled to Him versus being a peacemaker who helps to bring about peace in...
View ArticleCharacter Quality: Worshipful
Character Quality: Worshipful He wrote over 70 of the Psalms. The themes of which run the spectrum from despair to delight. David wrote such lines as: “Answer me when I call, O God of my...
View ArticleCharacter Quality: Security
Character Quality: Security Our security is bound up in where we place our trust. Do we trust in other people or things, money, positions, or accomplishments? What are we depending on? What are we...
View ArticleCharacter Quality: Sacrificial
Character Quality: Sacrificial The Widow Who Gave Two Mites That day in the temple was a teaching moment—Jesus with His disciples standing and watching people “do church.” Most of them might remind...
View ArticleCharacter Quality: Patience
Character Quality: Patience No surprises here. We all know who is referred to as the most patient man ever—Job. But have you ever wondered why? Why was he considered patient? He was a prominent and...
View ArticleCharacter Quality: Composed
Character Quality: Composed The VBS song says, “10 were bad and 2 were good.” At the very least, 10 were panicked. 10 were distracted. 10 were weak. 10 doubted. All twelve of them went into to...
View ArticleCharacter Quality: Prayerful
Character Quality: Prayerful Although it is not specifically mentioned in the Bible, I believe there is evidence of persistent prayer on the part of mothers. When I read about the story of Hannah,...
View ArticleCharacter Quality: Discernment
Character Quality: Discernment The ability to be able to choose wisely—to be able to cut past the junk, and the fluff, and the peripheral, and get right to the heart of the matter—to be able to see...
View ArticleCharacter Quality: Faithful
Character Quality: Faithful Referred to as the Father of our Faith, Abraham lived what he believed. God told him to go and Abraham went. There is no evidence in Scripture that Abraham questioned,...
View ArticleCharacter Quality: Encouraging
Character Quality: Encouraging In the book of Acts, the beginning of the church is discussed. It was an exciting time full of miracles and growth along with persecution and sacrifice. One of the...
View ArticleCharacter Quality: Flexible
Character Quality: Flexible The sun continued its westward trek as the day waned. Heat from the late afternoon sun pounded down without a breeze for relief. Not many traveled this road this time of...
View ArticleCharacter Quality: Attentive
Character Quality: Attentive In terms of our relationship with God, it is critical that we develop an ability to listen to Him and be attentive to His voice. Our determination to focus on His voice...
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Character Qualities If you follow me in Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+) you know that right now I'm at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany with a very special Real Refreshment...
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