I’ll never forget this quote I read, years ago: “Character is who you are when no one is watching.” When I stepped back and took a good look at my life, I realized the person I was in private was not the person I wanted people to see. The real me was the person I […]
The Power of Discipline
Many years ago I heard a story illustrating the power of discipline. A guy went to interview a group of kids incarcerated in juvenile hall. He was doing research on the causes of juvenile delinquency and hoped to learn some answers from the kids themselves. He asked them a simple question: “What is the thing […]
The Tested Results of Practicing Self Control
There is a powerful and true story told of a research project on self control in the early 1960’s. The researchers gave a group of 5 year old children each one marshmallow. The kids were clearly instructed they would get a second marshmallow if they waited to eat the one they had. They had to wait […]
Our Memory – a Blessing or a Curse?
Death comes to us all. It is surely the most solemn, grave reality. Something we try not to think of too much. And yet, all of us, from time to time, are reminded that we must contemplate this final chapter of life.
Keeping the Commandment
“He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is careless of conduct will die.” Proverbs 19:16 There is a true story of a Boeing 707 traveling across the Atlantic ocean in 1959. The plane had experienced some weather difficulty so all the passengers were wearing their seat belts. They appeared to have […]