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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...

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Character 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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Character Qualities: Responsibility

  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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Character Quality: Orderliness

  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...

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Character 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...

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Character 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...

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Character 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...

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Character 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...

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Character 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...

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Character 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...

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Character 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...

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Character 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...

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Character 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...

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Character 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,...

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Character 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...

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Character 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,...

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Character 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...

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Character 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...

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Character 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

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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