Posted in humility on Dec 12th, 2011
You’ve probably heard some of the chatter about Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow.
Most sports analysts used to say that he’d never succeed as a pro quarterback because he wasn’t like the idolized, typical passers who threw for 300 yards a game with regularity.
Tebow was a runner attempting to make it as a pass-sometimes quarterback and [...]
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Posted in humility on Dec 12th, 2011
You’ve probably heard some of the chatter about Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow.
Most sports analysts used to say that he’d never succeed as a pro quarterback because he wasn’t like the idolized, typical passers who threw for 300 yards a game with regularity.
Tebow was a runner attempting to make it as a pass-sometimes quarterback and [...]
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Posted in humility on Sep 2nd, 2011
I love the potency of scripture.
The density of deep truth per verse is often SO high.
Ecclesiastes 1:7 is a good example.
“All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full.”
Solomon’s larger mission in the first chapter of Ecclesiastes is to remind the reader that creation and the cycle of human significance greatly transcends [...]
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Posted in humility on Jun 20th, 2011
Everybody who says he or she believes in God surely wants the attentive blessing of God in his or her life.
But not everybody receives it with the same consistency.
It’s not because God is fickle.
Instead, it’s because people too often fail to recognize their disconnect from God’s favor.
I was reminded of such this morning while [...]
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Posted in humility on May 25th, 2011
Busy, busy morning.
Good thing that the Morning Devotion message shown me this morning is so concise and compelling.
“…humility comes before honor” (Proverbs 15:33).
It’s worldly to want the praise of men, particularly if it has not been preceded by putting others first.
Jesus was the perfect role model of serving others, regardless of whether they [...]
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