Category Archives: pride
The God-Players
1 The Problem Is Myself About twenty-five years ago, in a small Midwestern city, a group of young boys were playing baseball. It was a team tryout. Every boy was doing his best to impress the coach. Robbie was a catcher. Younger than the two other boys who were trying out for that [...]
Seeing the Real
All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. 4 He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. 5 [...]
Bearing One Another Up
And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. Mark 2:3 Sociologists are quick to point out that the healthiest people mentally and physically, are those who are aware of others. These people often find themselves in “the helping professions”. Like nurses, counselors, pastors, policemen and many other affiliated occupations. It seems [...]
Allowing Yourself to be Shepherded
Our culture has fully embraced the American cultural icon of the cowboy. We revere those who ride alone and hard. We are rugged individualists and hardened men making our own way. Our society reflects this in subdued but deliberate ways. No matter what happens, we are free and independent. We are desperadoes and we do whatever [...]