Tag: humility

Meaning of Christmas

December 24, 2006 | 1 comment

A woman called yesterday and agonized, “I don’t get it. What is this Christmas thing all about? The endless gift-giving, the eating, the indulging, the commercialism, the running around and getting stressed out, the people who are left out…and what

Meekness

December 20, 2006 | No comments yet

Meekness is not weakness, but strength, agrees Pastor Ben Alud from Glory Ministries. Read what he has to say in his e-article on “Meekness:” “Definition of Meekness: To be gentle or kind, mild mannered, to have a quietness of spirit.

Benefits of kindness

December 13, 2006 | 1 comment

  I have wept in the night For the shortness of sight That to somebody’s need made me blind; But I never have yet Felt a tinge of regret For being a little too kind. ~ Anonymous, quoted by Richard

Ego

December 13, 2006 | No comments yet

Egobotomy. Have you ever heard the word before? Not me. In fact, it isn’t listed in my dictionary. But my hair cutter used it very creatively today in describing how she prayed to God for release from self-will. “Not my

Uh-oh…

December 6, 2006 | 3 comments

“The car stopped really fast, and I slipped between the seat cushions.”   “Can anyone help me out of here?”