Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. Matthew 7:12 And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? Matthew 7:3 I might have a full floweret of broccoli in my teeth, but all I can see is the tiny sesame seed…

As we chose our next President of the United States, let’s take a quick look at some virtues that constitute excellent leadership and pray for a leader who reflects them well. “The Lord and his anointed one are my witnesses today,” Samuel declared, “that my hands are clean.” 1 Samuel 12:5 Integrity. Samuel was retiring from…

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! (Galatians 5:22,23) Benjamin Franklin set a precedent for leaders after him of soberly assessing his weaknesses in certain character attributes and working on them intentionally over…

“But I will reply, ‘I never knew you.’” ~Jesus (Matthew 7:23) O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.…

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