Tag Archives: humility

Opinions!

Posted on October 3, 2019 by

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 →

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Live with Honor

Posted on September 26, 2019 by

“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 →

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Mixed Motives

Posted on June 3, 2019 by

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 →

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A Filmmaker’s Journal

Posted on April 4, 2019 by

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…

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Truly I Tell You…

Posted on January 13, 2019 by

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 →

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Stubbornness

Posted on January 5, 2019 by

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 →

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The Light of Humility

Posted on December 20, 2018 by

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 →

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Humility

Posted on September 8, 2018 by

Remember, “Those who exalt themselves will be humbled.” ~Matthew 23:12

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Stumbling Block or Humbling Block?

Posted on July 1, 2018 by

“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 →

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Set Others Free

Posted on June 3, 2018 by

What is it that God requires? The careful construction of houses of holiness in which to live apart from those who are ‘unclean’? The strict observance of religious ordinances? “You ‘humble’ yourselves by observing the motions of penance,” says the … Continue reading →

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