The stumbler doesn’t aim for joy. Joy is a byproduct experienced by people who are aiming for something else. But it comes. — David Brooks, The Road to Character
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Knocking down Idols
For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want. — Romans 7:18-9, NASB
Redefining Success
So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love. – 1 Corinthians 13:7
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Are Your Characters Round or Flat?
Fiction houses two characters: round and flat. Both have roles to play in a story. The problem, except in the case of a plot-driven story, occurs when the main character, usually the protagonist but sometimes an antagonist, never leaves the realm of flat.