humility

Wholesome and Clean

1 December by Patricia Day

Ezekiel 37:23b – I will wash away their sin and make them clean, and I will protect them from everything that makes them unclean. They will be my people, and I will be their God. (CEV) There is a major house renovation going on close to where we live. Actually, it has been in progress [...]

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Don’t Keep It To Yourself

30 July by Hariette Petersen

Some things are better left unsaid. Recently I overheard someone say, “I don’t mean to be critical, but…”. Then they proceeded to deliver an unbridled critique of another lady’s parenting decision. Sprinkled throughout the conversation were other phrases that foretold impending insult: “I’m not trying to tell you what to do, but…” “I don’t mean [...]

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The Battle of Conceit

11 April by Hariette Petersen

Many try to conceal it.  Some only deceive themselves.  We all seem to battle it.  Conceit. None of us want to believe we ever think ourselves as better than anyone else.  Until… until someone plunges ahead of us in the checkout line, until the vehicle on our right doesn’t yield to us at the 4-way stop, until someone else’s meal [...]

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Cleansing The Temple

1 March by Hariette Petersen

I was purging my closet a few weeks ago and I threw out everything that was too big for me.  I decided against tossing out most of the things that were too small.  I discarded the dated, trendy stuff and kept the classic-styles even though I had to squeeze into them.  You might surmise that I’m [...]

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Strength in Weakness

25 January by Emily Riley
Father and Son

Do you remember the “opposite game”?  When I was a kid, I used to play it often with friends.  “Yes” meant “no”; “cold” meant “hot”; and “I’m tired and need a nap” meant “I’m full of energy and am dying to go outside and play.”  As a kid, that game was always fun for me.  [...]

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Justice, Mercy, and Humility

15 December by Chris Roberts
Justice, Mercy, and Humility Devotion

He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 Micah 6:8 presents a job description for the Christian life. We are to be people who do justice, love mercy, and [...]

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