online meanderings: self-control

Here's a quick guide to my posts, other people's posts, and some talks and books on self-control:

Some general posts on the subject:

1. 15 things I've learned about self-control
2. John MacArthur with some excellent tips for self discipline

Some posts on self-control and managing our thoughts and emotions:

1. how to fight for joy
2. self-control: thoughts and feelings
3. Nicole's discussion of Carolyn Mahaney's chapter on self-control in Feminine Appeal

My posts on self-control and spending:

1. my opening post - the attack of the killer credit card
2. a follow-up - the attack of the killer credit card continues
3. reflections on hard-won self-control - the joy of Christmas (shopping)
4. some recent reflections on self-control and spending - online meanderings: self-control and spending

My series on dieting and gluttony:

1. the day I went on a diet and decided to write about this topic - is dieting Christian
2. some unhelpful approaches to dieting - the bizarre and the beautiful
3. where I ask myself whether the Bible word "self-control" relates to food - in search of self-control
4. where I learn what the Bible teaches about food, gluttony and moderation - what God says about food (a), (b) and (c) (and some musings on moderation)
5. quotes on gluttony, dieting and self-control by Os Guiness, C.S.Lewis, Richard Gibson, Graham Tomlin, Henry Fairlie, Jerry Bridges, Carolyn Mahaney and John Piper
6. where I talk about the effect this series has had on my own attitude to gluttony and dieting - my experience
7. my review of Elyse Fitzpatrick's Love to Eat, Hate to Eat

Still on the topic of gluttony and dieting, I really appreciated these honest, thoughtful posts by other bloggers:

1. Heather on self-control, gluttony and dieting
2. Sophie on choosing godliness over being thin
3. Cathy on fighting desire disorder

Some other posts on self-control:

1. Noel Piper on bossiness
2. Nicole on gossip
3. Nicole on spiritual disciplines

Talks:

1. Carolyn Mahaney on self-control
2. Crystal Muson on gluttony (I haven't heard this one, just going on Heather's recommendation)

Books:

1. on gluttony and dieting - Elyse Fitzpatrick's Love to Eat, Hate to Eat
2. chapters on gluttony and dieting - see excerpts from Os Guiness, C.S.Lewis, Richard Gibson, Graham Tomlin, Henry Fairlie
3. chapters on self-control - see excerpts from Jerry Bridges, Carolyn Mahaney
4. on how eating affects our ability to glorify and enjoy God - see excerpt from John Piper