• The Virtuous Life: What I Learned About Humility from Charles Ingalls

    November 22, 2013 /

    We’re continuing our series on The Virtuous Life of a Christ-Centered Wife. Today is part two in the discussion on the virtue of humility. It’s also our final installment on the series. See the table of contents at the end of this post.  Humility. The heart of the matter is serving each other in love, isn’t it? So why do we complicate things so much? Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. Philippians 2:3-4 C.S. Lewis put it this way, “True humility is not thinking…

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  • The Virtuous Life: Why Humility is a Powerful Choice

    November 18, 2013 /

    Note: Subscribers, click through to the blog to see the newest changes to the site! Comments are now at the top of the post and… ahem… share buttons are at the bottom. 😉  We’re continuing our series on The Virtuous Life of a Christ-Centered Wife. Today is part one in the discussion on the virtue of humility. See the table of contents at the end of this post.  In humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. ~ Philippians 2:4, NIV Humility is found in many forms such as modesty, meekness, humbleness, lowliness of mind, and submission.…

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  • The Virtuous Life: My Husband Deserves More Than Leftovers

    November 14, 2013 /

    We’re continuing our series on The Virtuous Life of a Christ-Centered Wife. Today is part two in the discussion on the virtue of kindness. See the table of contents at the end of this post.  Michael deserves more than leftovers. Leftover food? That’s okay–especially when I’ve made something good like lasagna, chicken stir fry, or chili. Then I’ll have him calling me the next day to ensure there’s enough left over for dinner. In fact a lot of the things I make taste even better the second day than they did the first. What I’m talking about today however isn’t a matter of what’s left in the refrigerator at the…

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