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Greatness

God's Greatness, His greatness, Humility, Love, Lowliness, Power, Pride, Pursuit, Selfishness

Jesus’s understanding of greatness differs greatly from his disciples’ understanding of greatness. According to Jesus, greatness in the kingdom of heaven is defined by…

Nelson Mandela on Humility

Humble, Humility, Leadership, Pride, Transformation

In 2000, Oprah Winfrey interviewed Nelson Mandela on the topic of humility. Mandela claimed that inner humility is the only means by which we…

The Battle of Wits

Pride, Prideful, Wisdom, Wise

In the classic film The Princess Bride (directed by Rob Reiner [Twentieth Century Fox, 1987]), Westley and Vizzini engage in a battle of wits…

Stiff-Necked People

Pride, Prideful, Stubborn

Another descriptor for pride is “stiff-necked,” meaning stubborn, uncompromising, or unwilling to do what someone else wants. It’s the perfect description of a young…

Bragging Rights

Boastfulness, Boasting, Christ Alone, Pride, Righteousness, Unrighteousness

Imagine a child going to school boasting of his great house and his nice car and his luxurious vacations, leading his friends to believe…

Homecoming

1 John 5:4, Forgiveness, Humility, Invitation, Jeremiah 29:11, John 10:10, Joy, Love, Matthew 6:33, Persistence, Pride, Prodigal, Psalm 51:12, Restoration, Welcome

In No Wonder They Call Him Savior, Max Lucado shares a story about a woman seeking her lost daughter: “Longing to leave her poor…

Temptation Avalanche

1 Corinthians 10:13, Consequence, Disobedience, Faith, Grace, James 1:13-18, James 4:1-4, Luke 11:4, Luke 22:40, Luke 4:13, Matthew 6:13, Pride, Redemption, Sin, Temptation, Trouble, Trust, Trust in God

Giving in to one temptation can lead to an avalanche of more and more trouble. This video from CBS News shows one snowboarder’s bad…

God’s Work

Awareness, Faith, Fighting Sin, Galatians 6:1-3, Humility, James 4:10, Kingship, Obedience, Pride, Proverbs 13:10, Proverbs 8:13, Romas 12:3, Spiritual Growth, Surrender, Trusting God

“The reason why many are still troubled, still seeking, still making little forward progress is because they haven’t yet come to the end of…

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