Last night at the CCP we were talking about the nature of serving God and of the person who serves God when an interesting contemplation came up.
In the passage about the end of the world, in Matthew chapter 25, Jesus tells those on His right side, “I was hungry and you gave Me food, I […]

If the axe is dull and one does not sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but wisdom brings success.Ecclesiastes 10:10
There is a lot of power in this simple little observation. When you hear it, you think “Well that’s pretty obvious!” yet it is amazing how often I will keep on chopping with […]

“Wow, that was a great sermon today, wasn’t it!”“Yeah, and last week’s was really good too!”“Oh really? I missed that one.”“It was mad! One of the best I’ve heard.”“The one two weeks ago wasn’t so good though. Not enough oomph, you know? I thought it was really dry.”“No, I remember that one. Yeah, they let […]

The little boy walked out of the classroom and on to the crowded school playground. Everywhere he looked, he could see kids. Kids chatting away happily. Kids playing games excitedly. Kids chugging down sandwiches ravenously. Lots of happy, contented, comfortable kids … except one.
The little boy walked slowly across the playground, hoping that someone […]

Continuing on the topic of pride, Tony writes about arrogance.
I think everyone has a mental picture of the arrogant person. You know what I mean, haughty, sneering, belittling everyone else as he (or she) ries to take control of every situation, supremely confident in their own unassailable superiority. Perhaps you can even think of a […]

Someone once told me that that trying to knock over the sin of pride is like trying to knock over a ball. If you push it over from any direction, it is still standing. I think what that means is that pride is a very resistant sin indeed. So here are a few recent thoughts […]