Tag: humility
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Cover Sin Or Expose It?
We’ve all had that dream where we can’t cover our nakedness in front of a crowd. When Adam and Eve realized they were naked, they immediately tried to cover up with fig leaves and to hide themselves from God (Genesis 3:7-8). When we sin, we feel a similar kind of shame, and our instinct is…
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Intellectual Versus Emotional Faith
I think for most of us, our Christian life is a mix of thought and feeling, of the intellectual mingled with the emotional. But for anyone who is very much one or the other, think about what you’re missing.
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Good Guys and Bad Guys
There may be exceptions, but I think the tendency is for most of us to identify with either the hero of a story, or, if that’s not possible, with the victim. We don’t want to relate to the bad guy.
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It’s Getting Harder And Harder To Be A Peacemaker
Many of us are stuck in echo chambers, and often we don’t realize it or we don’t care. What hope do we have for bridging the ever-widening gaps between us?
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Driving Lessons
Everyone does annoying things at times. Everyone has their own opinion. Sometimes people lack knowledge. The Bible tells us how to handle these situations.
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Lists
We like lists of do’s and don’ts. If we can boil right and wrong down to a list of rules, we feel we have a better idea of where we stand and where we need to go.
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Shame
There is a lot of inappropriate guilt that holds people back unnecessarily. But shame can serve a purpose, and I think it is a mistake to try to banish that feeling altogether.
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Pride v. Shame
I was a schoolgirl know-it-all. People praised me for being smart and that made me feel good about myself… until I would say something foolish, make a mistake, or meet up with someone smarter than I. Then my pride began to buckle under the weight of another emotion: shame.
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Maturing In The Lord
Have you ever run into a Christian who seems to take God’s forgiveness for granted? They willingly admit their mistakes but are so quick to claim God’s grace, they sound like a kid who has made a mess and flippantly says, “Oh well, Mom will take care of it.”
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Counted Worthy
So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen. Matthew 20:16 I played basketball from 5th grade to 12th. I wasn’t the best player, but I was pretty good for a short white girl in a small town, and I was sometimes a starter. I loved being…
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