Grow Grit & Virtue (In Pursuit of God)

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Stop Calling Parts of Yourself Evil: A Training in Self-Discipline Part Three
As we pursue self-discipline, many of us eventually run into the same wall.
 • Thad Cardine
Why You Keep Hitting the Same Wall: A Training in Self-Discipline Part One
Self-discipline is one of those things almost everyone wants, even if they use different words for it.
 • Thad Cardine
If God is Real Why Aren't You Living Like It?
God doesn’t strike with lightning first.
 • Thad Cardine
Your First Battle is at Dawn: A Practical Guide to the Armor You’re Given
A Scripture Reflection on Ephesians 6:13
 • Thad Cardine
Trusting God with Everything: Joseph Bernardin’s Journey to Peace
“I Am Joseph, Your Brother”
 • Thad Cardine
When the Pantry Becomes a Path to Self-Awareness: How Gluttony Shows a Wider Picture of You
At night when the house is quiet and dark and everyone else is asleep I wake and I wander toward the kitchen.
 • Thad Cardine
Why We Feel Split Inside and How God Heals Us Body and Soul
God speaks to us through Scripture and the Church for our good.
 • Thad Cardine
Three Steps to Fix Your Life: A Field Guide
Scripture Reflection for 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
 • Thad Cardine
Everyone Is Seeking Self-Optimization But They Miss the Mark: Vision Boards Don’t Change You. Virtue Does.
Stop auditioning for a future self; start obeying in this one.
 • Thad Cardine
Politeness Without Virtue Is a Lie: A Society Without God Is Just Barbaric
Arthur Brooks suggests we be more polite to the AI-powered phone agents we encounter on the phone.
 • Thad Cardine
When Feelings Fail and Faith Grows Up
The Making of True Joy
 • Thad Cardine
Divorce Is Not a Cure For Hot Flashes, and Hormones Don’t Annul Vows
‘The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.’ (Proverbs 14:1) — the question isn’t whether the heat is real, but…
 • Thad Cardine
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