Tag Archives: humility

Do We Need to Fight? (2021 Remix)

Did a bit of rework on some thoughts from 5 years ago. The thoughts seem just as relevant today as they were then and the question still worth asking. While so much has changed, so much hasn’t. Hmm . . … Continue reading →

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We All Stumble

I don’t do a lot of social media . . . but, I guess, enough. Enough to have seen the video clip from a Senate Committee hearing of a rude exchange over a geographically misplaced basketball game. What was supposed … Continue reading →

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Have This Mind

Got back this weekend from a week away with the whole family. What a blessing. But what a hit my morning routine takes. Good to be back at my desk . . . Give me the choice, and I’ll take … Continue reading →

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Which is Yours

Traveling again this week. This time in the mountains of Colorado. Again hanging with some pretty impressive pastors. These a little less rural, a bit more suburban, but with the same passion to go and make disciples. So, finding limited … Continue reading →

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A Conversion Thing or A Sanctification Thing?

Hovering over the opening verses of Matthew 18 this morning and I’m struck that while as parents (and grandparents) we’re focused on wanting our kids to grow up, the Father wants His to “grow down.” And I’m asking myself, is … Continue reading →

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Hold Fast with Humility

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

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)

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?

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?

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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