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Category Archives: Humility
The Church Boss
The epistles of 2 John and 3 John paint a small corner of a larger picture of what life was like in the early church. Those two epistles speak of how itinerant teachers would travel around to different places and … Continue reading
Posted in Church, God's Work, Headship, Humility, Leadership, Ministry, Pastors, Preaching, Service, Sunday School, Teaching, Worship
Tagged 1 Peter 5:2-3, a description of the right kind of pastor, John's word about receiving false teachers, Matthew 20:25-28, Oliver B. Greene, servant leadership., the hospitality of the early church, the house churches of the early church, the problem addressed in 2 John, the problem addressed in 3 John, the problem of a church boss, when one member runs the church, Who was Demetrius?, Who was Diotrephes?, Who was Gaius?
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Failed Lately?
When Tonya and I were raising our two sons, we didn’t want either of them to have any problems in life. We wanted them to enjoy perfect health. We wanted them to be the most popular kids at their schools. … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Business, Character, Children, Disappointment, Divorce, Divorce & Remarriage, Encouragement, God's Work, Humility, Individuality, Ministry, Perseverance, Personal, Pride, Problems, Prosperity, Service, Trials
Tagged Bible characters who failed, Curtis Hutson, failure, how failure can lead to success, resilience, Thomas Edison failing to invent the light bulb, Thomas Edison quote about failure
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A Different Way of Responding to False Accusations
How do you respond when someone accuses you falsely? I must confess that my first reaction is to rise to my defense, jump right back at the person, and go for the jugular with my comeback. For me, responding in … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Character, Complaining, Criticism, Discipleship, Humility, Justice, Persecution, Perseverance, Personal Holiness, Revenge, Reward, The Tongue, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged 1 Peter 2:23, A.B. Simpson, David and Shimei, Shimei cursing David, Streams In the Desert October 7 devotion
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Two Different Bible School Meetings
After a relatively successful V.B.S. at one of my former churches, I called for a meeting of the teachers and workers who had been involved with the effort. My purpose for the meeting was to assess what had gone well … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Backsliding, Brokenness, Christian Unity, Church, Church Attendance, Confession, Criticism, Extending Forgiveness, Forgiveness, God's Work, Humility, Ministry, Pastors, Personal, Pride, Problems, Reconciliation, Restoration, Worship
Tagged Church, follow-up V.B.S. meetings, handling conflict in churches, ministry, problems with Vacation Bible School, V.B.S., Vacation Bible School
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A Key Lesson About Life
Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin. James 4:17 (N.K.J.V.) The book of James will always have a special place in my heart because it is the first book … Continue reading
Thunder Balanced With Love
From everything we can surmise about Christ’s chosen 12 apostles, John was the youngest. He was the son of Zebedee and the younger brother of James, who was also one of the 12 (Matthew 4:21). By combining certain passages (Matthew … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Anger, Attitude, Balance, Character, Family, God's Love, Greed, Humility, Love, Ministry, Persecution, Preaching, Truth
Tagged James and John, James the martyr, John's epistles, the apostle John, the apostle of love, the sons of thunder, the sons of Zebedee
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Don Shula at the Movies
Don Shula won more games as an NFL football coach than any other coach. His Miami Dolphins teams won two Super Bowls, and the 1972 Dolphins are the only team in NFL history to go through an entire season, including … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Character, Humility, Humor, Sports
Tagged a coach getting humbled, a lesson in humility, Don Shula, Miami Dolphins, movie theater in Maine
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Humility
When boxer Muhammad Ali was in his prime, he was quite full of himself and loved to brag about his greatness. Some of this was done in a calculated way for show in order to promote his fights. Much of … Continue reading
The Disciple's Road 