Character Traits Parents Want In Their Children

By Lewis Willis The Akron Beacon Journal (7-3-85) printed an article by an Associated Press reporter, S.J. Guffey, regarding a ten-year study seeking to discover the traits parents want to see in their children. The study was funded by The Western Regional Experiment Station, a part of the USDA Research system at the nation’s land-grant universities. …

Letters To Young Preachers

By Bill Cavender Dear Brethren ________ and _________, Your letters to me, which were published in the 4 July 1985 issue of Guardian of Truth, were greatly appreciated. Thank you for “pressing your thoughts and conveying some of your problems to me. Many of the events and problems in your lives at this time are common …

Criticism: How To Speak It, How To Listen To It

By S. Leonard Tyler We seem to listen at times with a corrective, critical, or belittling attitude rather than a seeking, learning, admiring, and appreciative disposition. Criticism has her rightful place in studying God’s word. But criticism does not stand at the top of the ladder. It is not the most valued asset in teaching or …