Search Results for virtue

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Sin

An old Frank and Ernest comic shows Frank asking Ernest, “Which would you rather do?Watch virtue triumph in a movie, or evil triumph in a newscast?”Sometimes it seems we can’t see vi...

Tolerance

Tolerance is the virtue of people who don’t believe in anything anymore.” (G.K. Chesterton) ...

Virgins

In a world searching for the latest and best ways to have sex, virginity has become an embarrassment. This is to be expected in a society that preaches pleasure, but not in the church where virtue is ...

Illustration: Authority, Sexuality

In his book Evangelical Landscapes: Facing Critical Issues of the Day (Baker), John G. Stackhouse Jr. writes, “Ignorance of the Christian faith in our culture is compounded by an equally fundamental p...

Self-Control

Traveling north along Virginia's eastern shore one passes through villages with practical names like Oyster and Birdnest, and through villages with Indian names like Nassawadox and Pungoteague. Then j...

Anger & Character

The coach of a Buffalo little league team called one of his players over to him and said that he would like to explain some of the principles of sportsmanship. He said, "We don't believe in temper tan...

Illustration: Blaming God

In his Church & Culture blog, James Emery White shares this: “If all else fails in passing blame, there’s always God." ...

Pornography, Culture

In a recent column, Chuck Colson talked about the prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq and how it could have happened: "As I've tried to figure out how this travesty occurred, I've considered my own experie...

Where Have All the Bold Pastors Gone?

Dr. Jerry Newcombe

During this election season, religion has come up many times. But for the most part, we haven’t heard from many pastors....

Using Humor in the Pulpit

It is not necessary, on a Sunday morning, to become a comedian for Christ. Yet neither is there a scriptural reference that claims blessed are the bored....