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Category Archives: Character
Initial Musings on Sir Thomas More’s Utopia
I am currently working my way through Sir Thomas More’s Utopia. I’m a third of the way through and I don’t know what the author’s conclusion will be. Is he fer or agin it? Does he believe this ideal society … Continue reading
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Tagged character, compliance, compromise, corruption, institutional issues, integrity, Jack, obsequiousness, Thomas More, truth, Utopia
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The nobility of the ready and pro-active learner
Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. Paul and Silas had had to skedaddle out … Continue reading
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Tagged character, fact-checking, integrity, nobility, zeal for learning
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Reprove a wise man
There’s something you have no idea about. You have no idea how much I love you and Dad both. Just something my son said to me the other night while he and I were chilling in front of the TV. … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Parenting
Tagged correction, discipline, James, love, security, wisdom
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New thoughts on Consistency while reading Emerson’s “Self-Reliance”
I hesitate to write anything until I’m done with the 12 pages in my printed out copy of “Self-Reliance,” but I decided to say this much about Consistency and how I relate to what (I think) he’s saying. Here’s a … Continue reading