Tag Archives: self-control

Quick Thought – Sunday, July 12, 2026: Disco Demolition and the Danger of Losing Self-Control

Posted on July 12, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Disco Demolition Night was supposed to be a funny baseball promotion. Instead, it became a picture of what happens when dislike turns into license and self-control disappears. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, July 5, 2026: Driving Away Anger

Posted on July 5, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Road rage may reveal more about our own hearts than anyone else’s driving. Even our everyday anger needs to be brought to the foot of the cross. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, June 29, 2026: What’s in Your Brownies?

Posted on June 29, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

The world rarely asks us to abandon our standards all at once. More often, it asks us to accept just a little impurity until we forget what purity was supposed to taste like. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, May 31, 2026: Using the Ears More than the Mouth

Posted on May 31, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Elihu waited while others spoke, not because he had nothing to say, but because he respected those who were older. Sometimes wisdom begins with knowing when not to speak. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, May 22, 2026: Driven By Emotions

Posted on May 22, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Emotions are real, powerful, and sometimes useful — but they make terrible masters. Proverbs reminds us that wisdom means learning when to hold them back. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, August 21, 2021: Lessons From a Bear

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Douglas Blaine

Read Galatians 5:16-26 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 Reflect Today is an important day for me, and it might be for you, … Continue reading →

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