Tag Archives: humility

Hold Fast with Humility

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Pete

Okay, I may be about to misapply a principle of salvation, but here goes. Let’s see how this plays. Reading in James this morning. Reminded that our salvation is God’s doing, that it is He who “brought us forth by … Continue reading →

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A Two-Step Miracle

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Pete

It’s unique among Jesus’ healings, but I’m wondering this morning if it shouldn’t be considered normative. Jesus comes to the village of Bethsaida where He encounters a blind guy begging Jesus to “touch him” (Mark 8:22). And touch him Jesus … Continue reading →

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More Grace (2018 Rerun)

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Pete

If I thought it “a bit disturbing” back in ’18, I might consider it downright unsettling in 2024. We are still quarreling and still fighting. And while the “what’s” of our disagreements may be legitimate and substantive, the “how’s” of … Continue reading →

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Humble Myself. Really?

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Pete

In case I missed it when I was reading in 2 Chronicles this morning, my reading in Psalm 149 punctuated it. This morning’s word to chew on: “humble.” I read about three kings of Judah; Hezekiah, his son, Manasseh, and … Continue reading →

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Inferiority Complex or Divine Awareness?

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Pete

Hovering over a couple of verses in Ephesians 3 this morning. Not the “money verses” that talk about who I am in Christ. Instead, I’m guessing, the mostly overlooked verses of who Paul thought he was for Christ. Of this … Continue reading →

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Humbled

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Pete

Been talking about humility with some guys from my church over the past few weeks. Brother! You’d think that by now — after so many years of seeking to follow Christ — holding up that mirror would not still be … Continue reading →

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People Like Him

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Pete

Wrapped up Philippians 2 this morning. The chapter begins with a call to humility and ends with a command to honor. (Hmm . . . humility to honor . . . sounds like opposite ends of a spectrum to me.) … Continue reading →

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You Know It When You See It

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Pete

Hovering over the first part of Philippians 2 this morning. Noodling on the One who existed in the form of God but did not consider equality with God a thing to be grasped. The One who emptied Himself, taking on … Continue reading →

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What I Don’t Know Can Hurt Me

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Pete

There’s an old proverb that says something like, “What you don’t know can’t hurt you.” What it’s getting at is that, if you are unaware of a problem, you can’t get bent out of shape worrying about it. Something along … Continue reading →

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Lessons from a Jerk

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Pete

I know that all Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for our teaching and equipping (2Tim. 3:16). I know that while none of these books were written to us, they were all written for us — “For whatever was written in … Continue reading →

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