Bending the Twig

What does good character look like? Wes Cantrell served in the business world for forty-six years and during that time he and his wife became very familiar with the mannerisms of gentlemen that are most attractive to the professional public ... especially potential employers.

You never know when the need will arise for good manners. That's why mannerly conduct ought to be second nature--especially for believers! In this everyday way, Christ uses us as an influence for Him rather than being the ones influenced merely.

God designs each wife to be the counterpart to their one and only, perfect, complete, complementary. But what do we actually do, with sheer imperfect humanity standing in the way?

"Without Me, ye can do nothing." "Christ liveth in me!" "I am crucified with Christ!" "I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me." Such things are true. They are true whether I believe them or not. But whether or not I believe them affects how I think.