DISCIPLINE, BROKENNESS, AND STRENGTH
Discipline is a virtue that is in short supply nowadays. We see men and women demonstrating a dangerous lack of self restraint and discipline. People do things just because they feel like it, ignoring the consequences. What there is no restraint, no discipline
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2002
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SUCCESS REQUIRES DISCIPLINE
John Maxwell relates the story of Bobby Jones, a legendary golfer who won a major tournament at twenty-one. By age twenty-eight, he had already won the grand slam and retired.
Jones had an uncle who said that by the time he was fourteen, Bobby was probably already the
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 28, 2009
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ODD DISCIPLINES & BEHAVIORS
What idiosyncrasies might you need to sometimes sacrifice? What rules have you made up that you will not break for anything? In ministry, you often do what needs to be done--period!
Alexandre Dumas, the elder, ate an apple at 7 a.m. each morning under the Arc de
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
ARISTOTLE ON SELF-DISCIPLINE
We are the sum of our actions, Aristotle tells us, and therefore our habits make all the difference. And what is the best way to practice?
Aristotle's answer lies in his explanation of "the mean." In his view, correct moral behavior in any given situation lies at the
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Contributed by Harold White on Jan 5, 2001
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In the fifties the major discipline problems in our public schools were cigarette smoking,skipping class, running in the halls, spit balls, chewing gum, and whispering in class.
Today - the major problems are deadly weapons - kids carrying guns, knifes, and even assault weapons. This is followed by
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