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Category Archives: Character
The Man Who Had to Lose His Eyes to See
It’s a shame that many people won’t become spiritually broken unless some type of tragedy happens to them. Samson is a classic case in point. He was Israel’s strongman, the champion of the tribe of Dan and the slayer of … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Backsliding, Brokenness, Character, Choices, Confession, Depravity, Desires, Disobedience, God's Chastening, God's Work, Personal Holiness, Rebellion, Repentance, Separation, Sex, Sin, Sowing and Reaping, Submission, Temptation
Tagged Bible, delilah, god, judges, Samson, Samson and Delilah, Samson and the foxes, Samson eating honey, Samson killing a thousand with the jawbobne of an ass, Samson losing his eyes, Samson sleeping with a harlot, Samson violating his vow, the Nazarite vow
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Incident on a School Bus
During some of my college years, I had a part-time job driving a school bus for elementary and middle school students. Since I myself hadn’t been a kid for a while, that job served to remind me just how cruel … Continue reading
Thunder Balanced With Love
From everything we can surmise about Christ’s chosen 12 apostles, John was the youngest. He was the son of Zebedee and the younger brother of James, who was also one of the 12 (Matthew 4:21). By combining certain passages (Matthew … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Anger, Attitude, Balance, Character, Family, God's Love, Greed, Humility, Love, Ministry, Persecution, Preaching, Truth
Tagged James and John, James the martyr, John's epistles, the apostle John, the apostle of love, the sons of thunder, the sons of Zebedee
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Don Shula at the Movies
Don Shula won more games as an NFL football coach than any other coach. His Miami Dolphins teams won two Super Bowls, and the 1972 Dolphins are the only team in NFL history to go through an entire season, including … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Character, Humility, Humor, Sports
Tagged a coach getting humbled, a lesson in humility, Don Shula, Miami Dolphins, movie theater in Maine
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Humility
When boxer Muhammad Ali was in his prime, he was quite full of himself and loved to brag about his greatness. Some of this was done in a calculated way for show in order to promote his fights. Much of … Continue reading
Seven Lessons We Need to Learn from Hurricanes
Well, here it is one day before Halloween and the ground is white with snow at my house. We can thank Hurricane Sandy for this freakish October weather. Even though the storm came ashore in southern New Jersey, its effects … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Character, Comfort, Creation, Current Events, Doing Good, Encouragement, God's Omnipotence, God's Omniscience, God's Work, Human Life, Ministry, Perseverance, Personal, Priorities, Trials, Trusting In God, Weather
Tagged does God create hurricanes?, God's purposes in natural disasters, Hurricane Sandy, hurricane season of 2004, Jerry Shaw, lessons to be learned from hurricanes, the good that comes from tragedies, where is God in the storm?
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Have You Been a Good Samaritan Lately?
Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a certain priest came down … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Depravity, Discipleship, Doing Good, Evangelism, Extending Forgiveness, God's Work, Ministry, Missions, Service, The Holy Spirit
Tagged a drunk on a train, D.L. Moody, Galatians 5:22-23, Luke 10:30-37, showing kindness to others, the fruit of the Spirit, the good samaritan
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Turning the Other Cheek
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Character, Choices, Discipleship, Doing Good, Extending Forgiveness, Influence, Persecution, Personal, Revenge, Sports, The Sermon On The Mount
Tagged an eye for an eye, football team with no locker room, high school football, Matthew 5:38-39, Matthew 5:43-44, turn the other cheek
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