Posts tagged “Character”
Goodbye regret, hello change
Mid-December regret hits hard. January brims with enthusiasm and renewed determination to change. But all too often, December is the reminder that the year…
Stand
Around 11 p.m. on Christmas Day in 1776, George Washington and his troops famously crossed the Delaware River (looking as gallant as all the…
America needs a conscience
America needs a conscience. We’re in a moment that’s begging for a leader with integrity who can help us form a national conscience out…
A reliable, no-strings-attached network
One of the most annoying sounds in the world has to be the busy signal you get when you call and someone is on…
Standing for the truth
My family recently watched the movie The Courier. It’s based on the true story of a British businessman who carried secrets from a spy…
Nobody knows
“Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen” is an old African American spiritual song that was sung in the days of slavery way before its…
SLOPPY!
My light almost went out in first grade. For some reason, I never went to kindergarten. If you read Robert Fulghum’s poem “All I…
Counterculture
When you talk to baby boomers about their high school and college days, they may get a dreamy look in their eyes as they…
Sandcastles
“Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on…
Arresting anger
If God said to me, “Jason, I will give you one chance to change the world. I will answer one prayer immediately. Make it…
Grumbling
With all the evil in the world, you might wonder why we would waste time focusing on a sin of talk. “Talk is cheap,”…
Walk with the wise
You’ve probably heard the saying that goes something like this: “You are the sum total of the five people you spend the most time…