By Live in harmony with one another Romans 12:16 That is the idealistic dream of this world—getting along with others. We love those who are easy to get along with, and we admire those who seem to get along with everyone they meet. Sadly it seems that the slightest unintentional gesture
The Virtue We’d Rather Not Have
Pride must die in you or nothing of heaven can live in you. Andrew Murray This quote can be found in an end-note of a little booklet that contains more truth than many books ten times its size. A little booklet by Andrew Murray on the virtue of humility is filled with
The Failure of the Self-made
A self-made man or woman is always easy to spot. They walk confidently, their eyes smile with a hint of knowing more than they let on. When they speak they typically let on that they know more, speaking with conviction on matters they know well and on matters they are
Human Movement and Christian Minds
A lone ranger is a dead ranger—or so the saying goes. In Christianity, the statement is a little more striking: “A lone Christian is an arrogant Christian.” A lone ranger might die because he has no one watching his back, but a lone Christian will die because he has too
Prayers God Listens To
It comes as a bit of a surprise that the main petitions in Solomon’s famous temple-dedication prayer of 1 Kings 8, is the plea to God to listen to the prayers prayed as part of the worship at the temple. Solomon understood that in light of God’s great greatness, and
Keeping humility away
Humility is the one virtue we agree we need, and perhaps even want, but when push comes to shove, we shove it away. This is simply because humility is when self is the last consideration in every situation. But our hearts long to be the first consideration in every situation
Are you your own standard?
WHEN others are set in their ways, they’re obstinate;when you are, it is firmness. WHEN somebody doesn’t like your friend, he is prejudiced;when you don’t like his, you are a good judge of human nature. WHEN others try to treat someone especially well, they’re slimy;when you try it, you are
Hi, My Name is Andrew
Andrew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He is best known through his more vocal brother, Peter. He was a fisherman along with another set of brothers, James and John, before the Lord called him. The few times Andrew is mentioned in the Gospel accounts, we find him