Self-control and Success

In a segment of ABC's news magazine show "20/20," reporter John Stossel interviewed Dr. Roy Baumeister of Case Western Reserve University. ...

Internet Pornography

What makes sex online far more compelling than any shrink-wrapped smut [is] instant gratification in endless variety—you never get to the end of ...

Carelessness Leads to Sin

Carelessness is the initial phase of sinning.

The Path to Sexual Sin

A common path to sexual sin is the notion that feelings are not only all-important but also totally uncontrollable; they just happen to you.

Sin's Opposite

We live under the illusion that if we can acquire complete control, we can understand God, or we can write the great American novel. But the only way ...

Peace Effects Peace

First put yourself at peace, and then you may the better make others be at peace. A peaceful and patient man is of more profit to himself and to others, ...

Hard to Neglect God

"I used to write in my daily calendar '7-7:30 a.m.: Prayer.' But many times I passed that up. It was one more thing to pass by that day. ...

Mum's the Word

In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.

Away with Gossip

I once formed a mutual encouragement fellowship at a time of stress in one of my pastorates. The members subscribed to a simple formula applied before ...

An Abstinence Streak

A.C. Green of the Dallas Mavericks set a remarkable record last season, playing in his 907th consecutive game, an NBA record.

A.C. is proud of that mark. ...