Men
Prideful Young Men: A Warning from J.C. Ryle
The following really doesn’t need any introduction other than a plea for all young men to consider carefully its warning; especially from one who has more warning to take than most (if I’m still allowed to call myself a young man!): “How common is it to see young men with big heads, high-minded, and impatient of [...] View article…
Women
A Woman of Integrity
Why doesn’t “integrity” come up in conversations about women in leadership?
At Work
Beware of the Barrenness of a Busy Life
An article by Acts-International titled Beware of the Barrenness of a Busy Life explores why people flock to busyness, and what affect that mindset can have on our spiritual and emotional lives:
Whatever the cause, if the over-active person sits still for long, his or her inner pain of not feeling okay begins to rise to consciousness. He or she then feels empty, bored, lonely, tired, depressed, or restless. To quieten this pain, he or she just keeps busy, busy, busy.
One escapes his or her pain by becoming an alcoholic. Another, a workaholic. In God’s sight there’s no difference.
One of the most important lessons in life for every individual to learn and teach his or her children is this: One’s worth as a person is never dependent on his or her performance—good or bad. Every person is worthwhile because he or she has been created by God in his image, and loved fully and unconditionally by him.
The rest of the article is at the ACTS International site.
