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Tag Archives: humility
Own Your Errors
Thought for the Week “Admit your mistakes,” is hardly the motto of our current culture. If anything, it’s the opposite. Being exposed for having ever been anything other than what one claims to be can mark the end of a … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged 1 Timothy 4:15, confession, errors, honesty, humility, mistakes, politics, self-improvement
69 Comments
Opinions!
I dislike you for the same reason I dislike Former Me & Future Me–because they disagree with Current Me! “My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I’m right!” ~Ashleigh Brilliant “Do not be angry that you … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged anger, civility, disagreement, Ephesians 4:2, humility, opinions, pride
28 Comments
Live with Honor
“The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.” ~Socrates “Therefore…clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.” ~Colossians 3:12 “For we make a … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged Colossians 3:12, compassion, humility, integrity, kindness, love, Socrates, Winston Churchill
33 Comments
Mixed Motives
If it weren’t for mixed motives I’d have no motives at all. I’m an idealist. I want (earnest cliché alert) to make the world a better place. But I’m also a hopeless egoist, and no matter what I do I can … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Quips and Quotes
Tagged C.S. Lewis, egotism, humility, motives, narcissism, pride, Romans 7:24-8:1
29 Comments
A Filmmaker’s Journal
Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Production photo from my feature film Over-the-Rhine My Recipe for Humble Pie I was directing my first feature film and thought I knew everything I needed to know. I mean, heck, I have a master’s degree…
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged communication, filmmaking, humility, mistakes, Over-the-Rhine, Throwback Thursday
17 Comments
Truly I Tell You…
A learned Theologian passed away. At that same moment, a Child died. In the blink of an eye, the two appeared before God. The Theologian wrinkled his nose and said, “Hmm, you’re not what I expected.” But the Child threw open her … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged childlike, children, heaven, humility, kingdom, Matthew 18:3, wisdom
10 Comments
Stubbornness
Stubbornness is the trademark of contemporary culture. It seems that no one can be wrong anymore, or, God forbid, compromise on anything. Is stubbornness bad, then? Well, at its core, it’s simply a refusal to give up. And when it … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Ernest Hemingway, funny, G.K. Chesterton, humility, politics, stubbornness, wisdom
28 Comments
The Light of Humility
Studies have shown that most eyewitnesses of an event believe they have observed all that occurred. And yet, the same studies reveal, not one witness can ever accurately recount the entire event. Until we turn on the light of humility, … Continue reading
Humility
Remember, “Those who exalt themselves will be humbled.” ~Matthew 23:12
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged ego, funny, humility, Matthew 23:12, peacock, pride, self-centered
15 Comments
Stumbling Block or Humbling Block?
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” ~Matthew 23:12 The choice is yours. One hardens you and makes you prouder. The other softens you and makes you wiser. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ “Humble yourselves before the … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged block, humility, Jame 4:10, Matthew 23:12, pride, stumbling, wisdom
9 Comments