Posted in humility on Mar 27th, 2015
If your job is going well, be careful.
If your health is good, be careful.
If your family relationships are strong and smooth, really be careful.
The fact is that we’ve all got to be very careful when our lives are going very well.
God said so.
For if we carelessly lose sight of the […]
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Posted in humility on Dec 24th, 2014
In the years toward the end of the Babylonian exile for the Jews, Zechariah the prophet was approached by some Jewish leaders and asked if the people who had been exiled for nearly 70 years should continue mourning the destruction of the Jerusalem temple as they had been doing “for so many years.” (Zechariah […]
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Posted in humility on Jul 29th, 2014
I’ve seen a number of Facebook pictures lately from the high school reunion that I was unable to attend.
It’s been surprising to me as to how unhealthy some of the former classmates appear. I’ve found myself asking, “How could they let themselves go like that? Don’t they want to have really long and active […]
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Posted in humility on Feb 28th, 2014
Mark 9:35 explains very simply how we can impress God.
The 12 apostles had been arguing among themselves as to who was the greatest, but Jesus told them they had it backwards.
“He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to Him, and said, “Whoever wants to be […]
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Posted in humility on Aug 2nd, 2013
I don’t know anybody who would battle cancer or heart problems or a child’s severe Type 1 diabetes on their own.
Multiple medical experts would quickly and frequently be consulted because of the limited knowledge that one person can possess.
And yet, we’re tempted to play the Lone Ranger when confronting other threats that are […]
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