SPECIAL NOTE: In honor of the holiday season, the blog post will NOT be published again, until Friday, January 10, 2020. INTRODUCTION Today, we look more closely at the life…
SPECIAL NOTE: In honor of the holiday season, the blog post will NOT be published again, until Friday, January 10, 2020. INTRODUCTION Today, we look more closely at the life…
INTRODUCTION Today, we talk about more ways to combat pride and how God tries to balance our view of ourselves. GOD DOES ALL THINGS WELL AND HIS TIMING IS PERFECT…
INTRODUCTION We live in a ME culture that tells us that pride and arrogance are good things. The spotlight on me is a good thing. Who doesn't want to be…
SPECIAL NOTE: There'll be NO blog post next week due to Thanksgiving vacation. Another blog post entry will resume after the holidays. INTRODUCTION Last week, we looked at how we…
INTRODUCTION Last time, we used the sinking of the Titanic as an illustration. We talked about how we shouldn't invest in the world, because it will soon pass away.…
INTRODUCTION In a previous blog post, we learned that pride means to "puff up." A proud person will try to appear better or more than who they are. This puffing…
INTRODUCTION Last week, we talked about how pride means to puff up or inflate. We looked at few examples to further clarify how pride manifests itself in our lives. The…
INTRODUCTION I hope everyone from the beginning realizes something... I'm not an expert in any of these areas. As a reminder, I "felt led" to study this subject of love,…
INTRODUCTION In the book of James, the Bible tells us that our tongue, for being such a little body member, can make big boasts. James also likens the tongue to…
INTRODUCTION In recent posts, I shared how we can look to our minds, hearts and eyes to help us defeat boasting in our lives. Today we look at one aspect…
Continued from Love does not Boast, Part 3 Picture: The Bible tells us we're not to be ignorant of the enemy's schemes. (2 Corinthians 2:11) God calls us to be…
Continued from Love does not Boast, Part 2 INTRODUCTION In parts 1 and 2 of Love does not Boast, we examined both the roots and the future of boasting to…
Continued from Love does not Boast, Part 1 Picture: This vicious wolf is one example of a beast, or dangerous animal. Later on in this blog post, it'll make sense…
Those who cling to vain idols leave behind the gracious love that could have been theirs. --Jonah 2:8 “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” --1 Peter…
*Special Note: Towards the end of this blog post, I share my thoughts about the new movie, Overcomer, by Alex and Stephen Kendrick. In God's providence, the movie's themes just…
Ways to Conquer Envy, Part 3: Freeing Yourself from the Love of Money Continued from Ways to Conquer Envy, Part 2 Just last week I shared how dangerous it…
Continued from Ways to Combat Envy, Part 1. MEDITATE ON THE LIVES OF BIBLE CHARACTERS WHO OVERCAME ENVY John the Baptist In previous posts, we spoke about how God…