Faith
Intimacy with God
Faith
Excellence
Excellence As A Skill
Excellence gets treated like a personality trait some people are born with. Daniel's story says otherwise. He was distinguished not by one impressive moment, but by an excellent spirit, a consistency of character sustained under the pressure of a foreign empire, for decades, under three different kings
Faith
See God As Your Dad
Why does it feel easier to picture God with a checklist than as a Father who runs toward you before you even finish your apology? Romans 8:15 says you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fear, but a Spirit of adoption. You are not performing for approval, you already have it.