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Humility in a Status Chasing World

Posted on June 29, 2011February 17, 2016 by Michael Rose
Somewhere during my formative years I came to believe that humility was the rejection of the reality that some things I did, I did well.  To accept any praise or even to share a strength or a talent was considered boastful and full of pride.  As such, I grew up feeling just as bad about...
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  • Agape: An Evolution of Love
    October 13, 2022

    Agape: An Evolution of Love

    Agape is an interesting Greek term. Ask five people; you'll get seven different definitions. Most agree that it is a unique kind of Love. However, a survey of the New Testament and one soon discovers that Agape wasn’t the special word it would later become. Agape (and its conjugates) were used in various contexts and...
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  • Everyday Spirituality
    March 28, 2017

    Everyday Spirituality

    Once upon a time, there were two carpenters; framers to be precise.  Each day they would arrive at the building site to pound nails and erect walls.   The first, a glum man, was asked what he was doing.  “I hammer nails,” he replied, looking sour.  “Every day, hammer nails and more nails.  Day in,...
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  • Eating Elephants – Goals & Growth
    January 3, 2016

    Eating Elephants – Goals & Growth

    (Posted this article a few years back and it has been really encouraging for folks and thought I'd share it again) “Yah, yah, yah! Here we go again. Yet another list of tips for achieving goals! Yah, I get it!” Heard it all before and frustrated? I hear ya. There are a lot of great...
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