Tag Archives: Pride

In high school there I had this one girl that became the bandit of my breath and the captor of my heart. She was my dream girl and I was sure I was her dream guy. I had built myself up in my own mind to the point that I was convinced I would meet this  Continue Reading »

[Part 2 on honesty and peace | read part 1 here] The young man trudged along the rocky path to the field where his master’s pigs waited for their breakfast. His muscles were stiff and sore from sleeping in the barn, with nothing for a bed but moldy straw, which even the goats refused to  Continue Reading »

The Babylonian motto for self is captured for us Isaiah 47:10: “I am, and there is no one besides me.” The people who lived in Babylon at this time, including King Nebuchadnezzar, would have had this statement tattooed on their minds – if not on their skin. The king and his people thought everything they  Continue Reading »

In 2 Corinthians 11:16-33 Paul smacks pride in the face. He keeps saying, “If I boast…I speak like a fool…I am a madman!” In Verse 17 he even explains that for him to brag about himself is not speaking on the Lord’s behalf, but it is as if he is speaking like a fool. He  Continue Reading »

In the economy of God’s kingdom, leadership is upside down. The world’s way of earning power, honor, stature, and authority, is by working hard to be the best among all those around you. However, God intended it to be quite the opposite. Jesus is Lord and truly superior to all. Yet, when given the earthly  Continue Reading »