by Carol Gann | Apr 1, 2011 | Purity, Virtue - Ethics
The Dove Campaign asked women and found that: * Seventy-seven percent strongly agree that beauty can be achieved through attitude, spirit, and other attributes that have nothing to do with physical appearance. * Eighty-nine percent strongly agree that a woman can be...
by Carol Gann | Mar 28, 2011 | Purity
The Biblical definition of “Love” is the willing, sacrificial giving of oneself for the benefit of others without thought of return. The definition of “Self-Love” is the willing or unwilling giving of oneself to others with selfish thoughts of...
by Carol Gann | Mar 6, 2011 | Encouragement, Virtue - Ethics
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (New King James Version) For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts...
by Carol Gann | Mar 3, 2011 | Purity
It is easier to keep the heart clean than to clean it after it has been stained. Over and over again we are faced with examples of people who chose to associate with sin in hopes that it would not lead them to a sinful condition. In the Bible Lot was a righteous man...
by Carol Gann | Mar 1, 2011 | Virtue - Ethics
One of my major life stronghold has been Co-Dependency. This teaching by my good friend Bonnie Lisech of Deeper Roots Publications who has helped me realize that unrealistic expectations and trying to control have not been very useful to me. As Christians we may...
by Carol Gann | Mar 1, 2011 | Virtue - Ethics
Don’t you know who you are? You are more than the choices that you’ve made, You are more than the sum of your past mistakes, You are more than the problems you create, You’ve been remade. 2 Corinthians 5:17 It’s is not about what you’ve...