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Boiling Away
Many of our problems boil down to pride. We would do better to keep boiling away until the pride evaporates, too. Continue reading
Solid Reasons to Scrutinise Christmas
Believers are not immune to the huge societal problem of covetousness. Break the cycle. If necessary, abolish presents for a year as a family and use the money to help someone who is really in need. Continue reading
Posted in Rightly Dividing, The Christian and Culture
Tagged Christmas, covetousness, ingratitude, Pride, Self-control, selfishness
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Don’t Get Too Proud
No matter how important I think I am, I could be within a couple years of planning a speech and have no one come…. Continue reading
The Sins We Talk About
(recycling an old thought today that’s been “percolating” for a long time) The Sins We Give the Most Attention The kind of sin that the other guy does, and that I don’t do. The kind of sin that I do, … Continue reading
Always Known from Afar
In general, I like to read a chapter from Proverbs and a Psalm every day. My Psalm for yesterday was Psalm 138. I had a quick thought on it, but never got time to post it yesterday: Psalm 138:6 Though the … Continue reading
A Proverb for Today — Proverbs 6:16-19
Is there a need to know, or am I just opening my mouth about this so that I can feel important? If there is no need to know, I am probably sowing conflict — and that is an abomination to God.
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Tagged abomination, C.S. Lewis, discord, Gossip, Malice, Pride, strife, weakness
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A Proverb for Today — Proverbs 10:19
“In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise” (Proverbs 10:19). There is nothing complicated about this proverb. If you talk a lot, you are going to end up sinning in what … Continue reading
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