Tag: Character & Virtue

Is God more pleased with wealth or poverty? Plenty of people attempt to answer that question by using scripture, often out of context, to support two extreme views:...

Did you ever fight with your siblings growing up? What about your parents? Did you perfectly obey them when you didn’t get what you want, or when they...

I know a pastor whose study contained a desk, a kneeler, and a couple of chairs. The desk and its accompanying chair were well worn from hours of...

Peter Boettke of George Mason University, my graduate school professor and mentor, used to talk about Michael Jordan a lot in his lectures. He said, unabashedly, that Michael...

Have you ever been asked in an interview, “What are your StrengthsFinder test results?” Since the release of the book Now, Discover Your Strengths in 2001, and the...

Words hold great power. When we speak, we create. Although not in the way that God creates, of course, we still cause something to be in a legitimate,...

Over 20 years ago, I heard a speaker named Jeff Olson give a talk on something he called “the Slight Edge.” The idea resonated with me, and ever...

A few nights ago, you may have been entertained by a multi-faceted, colorful firework display to celebrate the Fourth of July with your family and friends. With each...

The United Nations recently published its annual report on happiness, which measures income, healthy life expectancy, having someone to count on in times of trouble, generosity, freedom, and...

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