What is “character growth”? When it occurs in a person, what is happening? More importantly, is character growth something we choose to make happen or is it something that happens to us? Actually, there is a passive and an active path to character formation.
Read MoreHave you won any bragging rights in your family or group of friends? Maybe you're the milk-chugging champ, or the asparagus-eating champ, or maybe you have visited the most countries or have the craziest stories or know the most music and movie trivia. What is your claim to fame? It’s likely not the same as the New Testament apostles.
Read MoreAlways being served by others is un-Christlike and unloving. However, avoiding being served by others is also un-Christlike and unloving. It may be hard for servant-hearted people to allow themselves to be served, but avoiding it robs another person the opportunity to obey Jesus by serving you.
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