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Posts Categorized: Temperance
The Samurai Sword of Temperance
Temperance is the virtue that helps us pass up something pleasurable in order to attain a higher goal. Well-tempered metal, like a…
The Key to Peace
“The challenge of the Christian life is getting along with people. If we don’t have that, what else is there?” So said…
Dynamic Moderation
I don’t like the word moderation. It sounds boring, as if I were only letting myself have half the fun I could….
Nobel Prize for Motherhood
My brother-in-law, Tom, emailed the family a memorable example of the meekness (the virtue that moderates anger) and love of his mother,…
The Cola Challenge
I like one brand of cola better than the other. A lot better. They say if you don’t know which one you’re…
The Samurai Sword of Temperance
Temperance is the virtue that helps us pass up something pleasurable in order to attain a higher goal. Well-tempered metal, like a…
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