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In 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey writes, “It is character that communicates most eloquently.” —Jim L. Wilson --7 Habits of Highly Effective People, p. 30 Proverbs 11:3 (CSB) The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.

In the 1995 movie Clueless, Alicia Silverstone plays Cher Horowitz, or does she? As it turns out, an earlier version of the script had the character’s name as Cher Hamilton, but the production team changed it. However, they failed to catch a report card used in one scene with the surname “Hamilton.”—Jim…

Researcher published a report suggesting that a person’s “likes” on Facebook may provide an accurate glimpse at someone’s personality. Researchers from the University of Cambridge’s Psychometrics Center administered an online survey and used a computer to analyze a person’s “likes.” The results were…

It has been said that your reactions are a better indicator of what you really believe than your actions. Franklin Graham, the son of evangelist Billy Graham and Fox News Channel host Greta Van Susteren recently found out how true that statement really is. Graham, Van Susteren, and a group of people…

In his book, Making the Grass Greener on Your Side, Ken Melrose writes, “Each of us has that capacity for self-improvement. As leaders, we have the responsibility to inspire and guide others to live up to their potential. To do that, we have to model the character and behavior we hope to see in others.…

In the movie Mall Cop, Paul Blart is struggling with self-esteem issues. During the second scene, he is sitting around the dinner table with his mother and his daughter who are both encouraging him to begin dating again. Blart, a discouraged divorced parent, disguises his loneliness as his family is…

How often have you been fooled into thinking that sin will make you satisfied? That whatever consequences come, they can’t compare to the happiness that sin promises. We become blinded in our sin sometimes, don’t we? There’s a scene in the book, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” where Edmund has…

Star linebacker Manti Te'o relationship with a former Stanford student named Lennay Kekua turned out to be a hoax! She never existed! A relationship we heard about for the last year is mere fiction. Manti had us all caught up in the drama of his alleged girlfriends battle with leukemia, and finally her…

The movie Argo is set in November 1979 Iran and depicts a mob of angry locals outside the gate of the United States embassy. Tempers erupted. Cries of angry voices blared. Sounds of breaking chains and windows reverberated through the embassy compound. Finally the Iranians rushed into the building. That…

One never knows when the opportunity to show character might present itself. In Washington State Liz and Mark Thompson discovered $20,000 in an armoire they purchased at an estate sale. Eight teenagers in Lindsborg, Kansas came across a purse on the side of a road and found it contained $7,700 in cash.…

In Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unleash A Revolution In Your Life in Christ, Peter Scazzero writes, “The Bible does not spin the flaws and weaknesses of its heroes. Moses was a murderer. Hosea's wife was a prostitute. Peter rebuked God! Noah got drunk. Jonah was a racist. Jacob was a liar. John…

In the book, Soul Custody, author Steven Smith makes the case that believers need to choose to move toward a less busy and more disciplined life. Smith writes, ”Every single person who feels more dead than alive, more tired than energized, more burned-out than motivated, more unfulfilled than thriving…

Thousands of people recently made a dangerous pilgrimage to honor a man known for his faithfulness. The crowds planned a midnight visit to the grave site of Joshua bin Nun, known as Joshua, son of Nun. The visit to Joshua’s grave marks the anniversary of the leader’s death, over 3250 years ago. The trip…

JESUS In his book, America’s Prophet: Moses and the American Story, Bruce Feiler, makes the claim that America’s true founding father was Moses. Tracing the references to Moses’ words in American history, documents, and monuments, he builds a case that Moses was the model that led America to her greatness…

INFLUENCE Recently the website, Askmen.com asked readers to cast votes for the man they thought was the most influential of 2009, resulting in a list of 49 men. Each had several qualities that made them influential. In some cases, it was wealth, in others ability in sports, celebrity status or media…

John Maxwell defines character as, “The sum of my behaviors, public and private, consistently arranged across the entire spectrum of my life.” --Life at Work, 182. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rowdy Morris. Philippians 2:15 (MSG) Go out into the world uncorrupted, a breath of fresh air in this squalid…

CHARACTER When choosing players for the NFL, character joins speed, size, and skill as a necessary trait. As teams prepare for the draft, players with questionable character fall in priority. Most of the time when teams choose high-risk players the down side outweighs any benefit from their ability.…

In his book, 360 Degree Leader, John Maxwell writes, “We tend to put a lot of emphasis on intelligence and skill in this country. And while those things are important, they cannot substitute for strong character.” --360 Degree Leader, 75. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson Acts 24:16 (NIV) “So I strive always…

CHARACTER 1999's Super Bowl was remembered more for "the night before" than for the game itself. On Saturday before Super Bowl XXXIII, safety Eugene Robinson was awarded the NFL's first Bart Starr Award from the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for high moral character on Saturday afternoon. On Saturday…

Weather Rock The rain was pounding so hard on my roof that I had to turn up the television to hear the weather report. "This concentration of moisture over the Monterey Peninsula isn't rain," the weatherman said as he pointed to the radar screen, " it is a very wet cloud. Until this low pressure system…

INTEGRITY It didn't take long for the baseball world to take sides over Sammy Sosa's indiscretion over using a corked bat at the plate. Some say he was trying to break out of his batting funk created by being hit in the head by a pitch a few weeks before. Others took him at his word; he simply picked…