http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/goodness/ en-us Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:49:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2116258/posts But the fruit of the Spirit is goodness. Galatians 5:22-23 Goodness is a difficult word to define but an easy character quality to spot in others. I think it speaks of motivation. This quality, more than the others in this list, is all about the other person. It has the idea of being helpful, beneficial, and generous. It’s a general quality. Even as I write this, I realize the difficulty in pinning down a coherent definition for it. Lots of people in this world do good things. We might even call them good people. So, what’s the difference? Motivation. For... Devotions ChopChop http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2116258/posts#comment Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:49:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1813387/posts Source: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Date: April 6, 2007 Good Behavior, Religiousness May Be Genetic Science Daily — A new study in Journal of Personality shows that selfless and social behavior is not purely a product of environment, specifically religious environment. After studying the behavior of adult twins, researchers found that, while altruistic behavior and religiousness tended to appear together, the correlation was due to both environmental and genetic factors. According to study author Laura Koenig, the popular idea that religious individuals are more social and giving because of the behavioral mandates set for them is incorrect. “This study shows that... Science Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1813387/posts#comment Sat, 7 Apr 2007 00:26:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714328/posts Raw anguish for tiny angels Hundreds mourn 5 schoolgirls executed by deranged gunman BY HELEN KENNEDY and JESS WISLOSKI DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS PARADISE, Pa. - Dressed by their mothers in pure white pinafores, the little girls slain in Monday's Amish school massacre were laid out in rough wooden coffins in their front parlors yesterday as hundreds of friends, relatives and neighbors came to say goodbye. "There was a war between good and evil in that schoolhouse and good won," Naomi Ebersol's grandfather told mourners by the 7-year-old's coffin, according to a visitor. "He said he thought good won because... NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714328/posts#comment Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:22:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1688393/posts 16th of June DEFEATING DEPRESSION PART 1 “Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad” Proverbs 12:25 Depression- from Webster’s New Unabridged Dictionary Low spirits, gloominess, dejection, sadness, a decrease in force, or activity, or amount, a decrease in functional activity. An emotional condition either normal or pathological characterized by discouragement, a feeling of inadequacy, the act of humbling abasement as a depression of pride. Abasement, reduction, sinking, fall, humiliation, dejection, melancholy. Major Depression Facts Major depression is the No.1 psychological disorder in the western world.(1) It is growing in all age groups,... Kad-Esh Shabbat Letter 16th of June MAP Ministries http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1688393/posts#comment Wed, 23 Aug 2006 02:56:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1559205/posts INTRODUCTION TO THE DEBATE ". . . . Indeed, it would seem very strange that Christianity should have come into the world merely to receive an explanation; as if it had been somewhat bewildered about itself, and hence entered the world to consult that wise man, the speculative philosopher, who can come to its assistance by furnishing the explanation." - Soren Kirkegaard, "An Existential Faith" This essay is not an attempt to belittle the often logical and rational arguments that atheists present against the 'goodness' of the Christian God of Scripture. The issue of God's goodness is challenging to theology... www.monergism.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1559205/posts#comment Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:25:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1546832/posts George Walter lives a humble existence, with little money and few possessions. For 35 years, the Hampton native known as Pilgrim George has abandoned traditional American life for that of a hermit, but one who emerges from his semi-reclusive existence to reach out to others. He does so by walking -- 35,000 miles through 40 countries, in Jesus' name. Those he meets along his way are impressed by his faith and his character. Some call him a godsend, a blessed man they consider a real-life miracle. "When Pilgrim George came in my house, that staff he carried -- he touched... Pittsburgh Tribune Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1546832/posts#comment Sun, 25 Dec 2005 15:03:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1374581/posts This is a prayer thread for Terri Schiavo. Please let it remain a peaceful place and not an arena for arguments. God has released her from her earthly bonds. She is at His side. Please express blessings and sentiments of sympathy for her family, and wishes for Terri's peace in heaven. In Memoriam April 3, 1963 - March 31,2005 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1374581/posts#comment Thu, 31 Mar 2005 15:10:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1287967/posts In some locales, school children are told by their teachers that they must not mention God if they speak in class listing those things for which they are thankful. Elsewhere, the ACLU and other groups continue their battle to expunge all trace of religion from the public sphere. As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, it is worthwhile reading President George Washington’s original Thanksgiving Proclamation, from the year 1789. Once Thomas Jefferson became President, he discontinued the practice, deeming it too "kingly." But in 1863, the author of "Mary Had A Little Lamb", Sarah Josepha Hale, suggested President Lincoln resume the... The A,merican Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1287967/posts#comment Thu, 25 Nov 2004 00:49:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1154913/posts . NEVER FORGET Lt. General HAL G. MOORE, U.S. Army (Retired).. defines Battlefield Leadership in his 'We Were Soldiers Once and Young' Website Pete Mitchell, Co-Author of 'Modern Day Heroes: In Defense of America'.. defines Homefront Leadership in his 'Mentors Magazine.com' Column Links to Follow below... NEVER FORGET http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1154913/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jun 2004 02:02:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1059664/posts Posted on Wed, Oct. 15, 2003 HOLLYWOOD | NANNY CAUGHT ON TAPE Tape of nanny is misleading, attorney says An attorney says her client's behavior can be viewed as ''playful'' interaction, but child-care experts call it abuse of the 5-month old. BY ASHLEY FANTZ afantz@herald.com On Tuesday, a lawyer for a nanny accused of violently handling a Hollywood infant said a videotape of the caregiver and the child, which has aired repeatedly on television, is misleading. Fort Lauderdale attorney Allison Gilman said that slowing the tape, which shows Claudia Muro, 29, shaking the 5-month-old back and forth so aggressively that... The Miami Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1059664/posts#comment Sat, 17 Jan 2004 03:27:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1050610/posts The Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness by John W. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "Personal," August 1998 Have you ever noticed the wide and sometimes even careless use we make of the word "good"? We use it so frequently that we do so almost without thinking. Yet a thing or experience you might consider good, someone else will consider only fair, poor or even bad or evil! "Good" has implications of some degree of excellence. What varies is the precise degree of excellence that lies unexpressed, hidden in the heart, when we use "good" as a sweeping generality. It has so many uses... Forerunner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1050610/posts#comment Sat, 3 Jan 2004 00:39:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/893764/posts President George W. Bush often speaks about the "goodness" of America and about the "evil" of various world tyrannies. Is this language meaningful -- or is it, as many critics both at home and abroad contend, empty and sanctimonious rhetoric? Jewish World Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/893764/posts#comment Tue, 15 Apr 2003 17:42:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/699733/posts Now that I have your attention, Bullpucky! call in 1-888-802-9293, 1-866-radioFR koran http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/699733/posts#comment Thu, 13 Jun 2002 22:57:45 GMT