Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.
04106 – Developing Our Muscles
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02734 – The Day will Come
The day will come...when people will once more be called to speak the word of God in such a way that the world is changed and renewed. It will be in a new language, perhaps quite nonreligious language, but liberating and redeeming like Jesus's language, so that people...
02641 – Overcoming Suffering
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.
02374 – Anything…Teaching You…
Anything that annoys you is teaching you patience.Anyone who abandons you is teaching you how to stand up on your own two feet.Anything that angers you is teaching you forgiveness and compassion.Anything that has power over you is teaching you how to take your power...
01871 – Claiming Your Original Goodness
The peace you lack is not with God, but with yourself. You are not separated from God; you are separated from you. Your challenge is not overcoming your original badness, but staking claim to your original goodness. from Notes from (Over) the Edge
01847 – “Jane Eyre” Dialogue
“It is not violence that best overcomes hate — nor vengeance that most certainly heals injury." "What then?" "Read the New Testament, and observe what Christ says, and how He acts; make His word your rule, and His conduct your example." "What does He say?" "Love your...