The Problem With Power
Power confuses and concerns me. Here is the paradox: It is hard to do good without it. Yet, the more power a man attains, the more evil he commits.
Spoken Prayer and Our Insecurities (Praying Aloud Part 4)
Praying aloud can be scary particularly in a group setting where others can agree or disagree.
Why I am no longer proud to be an American.
I once saw a sign that read, “Texas proud.” This got me thinking. Can pride ever be a virtue? Am I proud of our nation? The fact is there are a lot of things about this nation I am not proud of. I don’t like how we have one of the most permissive abortion laws [...]
Eternal Debate
Since we are on the topic of confidence, here is another post from the archive. The world says, “be self-confident.” Jesus says, “put your confidence in me.” The world says, “you can do anything you put your mind to.” Jesus says, “you can do nothing apart from me and all things through me.” The world [...]
5 Reasons Why Enthusiasm is Better than Confidence
As you can see from my last post I am not a big fan of self confidence. So often presenters struggle with fear and so they compensate for their insecurities with self confidence. The Bible has a word for self confidence. The Bible calls it pride. Confidence might make you feel better but it can [...]
Don’t Believe in Yourself
I am going to start reposting achieved posts from my old blog on the first of each month. The enemy thinks he can purify pride with Disney films and encouraging posters. Motivational books tell people they need more self-esteem in order to succeed. Many say, “If we only thought higher of ourselves we could accomplish [...]
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