In 1968, David Ruffin was ejected from the Temptations because of his temperamental behaviour (he had demanded that the group be renamed David Ruffin & the Temptations).
Resisting temptation Possibly because of lack of information, and lack of essential life-skills to resist pressure, some young people find it hard to withstand the temptation to experiment with drugs.
Gratitude enables you to remember what you have in life that is good, to be happy about, such as your family, your job, your pets, your hobbies, your health, your friends, the fact you've got a roof over your head and enough food to eat, etc. Gratitude grounds you in a way that removes justifying giving in to temptation because you felt "deprived" of something or someone.
If you aren't looking in the mirror constantly, there won't be much of a temptation because you won't see your acne.
"It destressed me, kept me out of trouble and away from temptation, because there's a permanent tension in there.
I first read Philostratus in 1983 or 1984, when I was looking at background material for 'The Last Temptation of Christ,' because I was interested in anything that discussed the pagans' answer to Jesus.
There are no bad temptations because it's all organic.
But Luck will certainly have the temptation of the N.F.L. because he has emerged as a prototypical prospect while playing in Stanford's pro-style offense.
Even if their interest wanes because the temptation of Barbie's luxurious space backpack or combining the red, yellow, and blue blocks to build a boat is just too strong, the exposure to science is one giant leap towards inspiring their interest.
What this tells us, I think, is that African church leaders are unusually exposed to the temptations of power, because they have more of it than church leaders elsewhere.
