Character

"...that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world..." (Philippians 2:15).

As Christians, we are expected to shine as lights in a darkened world, setting an example for those inside and outside the faith. Our character must be refined until it stands out to all who come in contact with us.

Character
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Get the Facts

Ever feel like you are missing something? Getting the facts is a valuable guide.
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Treasure Digest: Turning the Hearts...Caring for Your Elderly Parents, Part 3

In part 2 we looked at how the aging parents might be feeling. Now let's turn to the children and their views of the situation.
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Is Academic Cheating Really That Bad?

Cheating is a huge problem that is absolutely wrong.
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Aim High

When shooting at a target from long range, you need to aim high.
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A Trip to the Barbershop

Sometimes we just need to slow down and relax.
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Is It OK to Disagree?

You don’t always have to see eye to eye to walk side by side.
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Overcoming Discouragement

God has guaranteed our success if we put our trust in Him to help us overcome those debilitating feelings of discouragement.
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Keeping the "Old Man" Buried

In ages past when someone died it wasn’t a certainty they were actually dead.
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If You Love Me...

How do you show your love for others?
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An Issue Unified by God's Love

Once again, at least in the United States, the thoughts of many will turn to love.
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The Church Behind The Good News

The New Testament Church belongs to our heavenly Father and to His Son, Jesus Christ. Together they inspired the New Testament writers to refer to the Church as the "Church of God," which means it is a spiritual organism that...
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Making Life Work

Why do many people feel that life just doesn't work and is sometimes overwhelming? What can we do to make our lives better?
The Church: Help for Greater Growth
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The Church: Help for Greater Growth

Just exactly what is the Church? What is its purpose? Why do you need it? The Church that Jesus Christ founded and directs can be a priceless tool for aiding personal growth.
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What Are You Doing With Your Time?

Rich or poor, old or young, male or female, we all have the same amount of one thing—time. How we use it will largely determine how far we’ll go in life and in our relationship with our Creator.
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Decisiveness

Elijah demanded that the people stop wavering in deciding who they would follow—God or Baal (1 Kings 18:21).
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Should Any Child Be Left Behind?

Rearing special needs children is often difficult. They require extra time, work, effort, and expense for the entire family. But, ask yourself, do they deserve the death penalty because they are a bit different from you and me?
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Finding Your Niche in Life

Find what you're good at and what you enjoy, and life will be much more rewarding.
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Forgive

There is a parable that leads us to the goal of forgiveness.
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God Works in Mysterious Ways

Who would have thought I would have to leave my country to find a church that existed in my own city? This experience took me to Africa and back. And I returned home with two sweet rewards.
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Treasure Digest: The Chambered Nautilus

This quote from "The Chambered Nautilus" by Oliver Wendell Holmes speaks of how the nautilus, as it grows, enlarges its shell to accommodate its new size.
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