Blessed are the Meek: for they shall inherit the earth by Martyn Lloyd Jones      The passages below are taken from D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ book “Studies in the Sermon on the Mount,” published as Second Edition in 1976 by Inter-Varsity Press.      IN our consideration of the Beatitudes as a whole, we have already found that … Continue reading Blessed are the Meek: for they shall inherit the earth by Martyn Lloyd Jones

Blessed are the Meek: for they shall inherit the earth by Martyn Lloyd Jones      The passages below are taken from D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ book “Studies in the Sermon on the Mount,” published as Second Edition in 1976 by Inter-Varsity Press.      IN our consideration of the Beatitudes as a whole, we have already found that … Continue reading Blessed are the Meek: for they shall inherit the earth by Martyn Lloyd Jones

  Dying to Self is A Living Sacrifice  http://www.allaboutfollowingjesus.org/living-sacrifice.htm As Christians, we're called to give ourselves to God as a "living sacrifice." The Apostle Paul helps us understand this truth in his letter to the believers in Rome:  I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, … Continue reading Dying to Self is A Living Sacrifice

Harden not the Heart with Pride By Father Roland Rolheiser            (Taken from CatholicNews---3 September 2006)      ‘THE HEART has its reasons!”      Blaise Pascal wrote that and it explains why our feelings and behaviour are often a mystery to us: “Why do I feel this way?”, “Why am I so restless just now?”, “Why am … Continue reading Harden not the Heart with Pride By Father Roland Rolheiser

 Humility ego and greatness by Fr Ronald Rolheiser by Fr Ronald Rolheiser http://www.ronrolheiser.com             (Taken from CatholicNews---March 15, 2009) FOR MOST OF US, I suspect, the word ego has a negative connotation. To accuse someone of having a big ego is to accuse him of being overfull of himself, inflated, grandiose, and lacking in humility. We … Continue reading Humility ego and greatness by Fr Ronald Rolheiser

Learn from Me for I am gentle and humble in heart by Mother Teresa Jesus asks us to, “Come to me, all you who labour and are over-burdened and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn of me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. … Continue reading Learn from Me for I am gentle and humble in heart by Mother Teresa

Learn of Him, Learn His Meekness by Elisabeth Elliot All the passages below are taken from Elisabeth Elliot’s book “Keep A Quiet Heart,” published in 1995 and reprinted in 2008. The world cannot fathom strength proceeding from weakness, gain proceeding from loss, or power from meekness. Christians apprehend these truths very slowly, if at all, for … Continue reading Learn of Him, Learn His Meekness by Elisabeth Elliot

Meekness is Learned not Inherited by Elisabeth Elliot     All the passages below are taken from Elisabeth Elliot’s book “Keep a Quiet Heart.” It was published in 1995. The world cannot fathom strength proceeding from weakness, gain proceeding from loss, or power from meekness. Christians apprehend these truths very slowly, if at all, for we are strongly … Continue reading Meekness is Learned not Inherited by Elisabeth Elliot

       Pride and Humility by Ed Miller      The book of Obadiah is the only one chapter book in the Old Testament. The other four one chapter books in the New Testament are Philemon, 2 John, 3 John and Jude.      The central theme of Obadiah is pride and humility. In it God warns the … Continue reading Pride and Humility by Ed Miller

             Pride by C S Lewis  The following passages are taken from C.S.Lewis’s book “Mere Christianity,” published in 1952.      There is one vice of which no man in the world is free; which every one in the world loathes when he sees it in someone else; and of which hardly any people, except Christians, ever imagine that … Continue reading Pride by C S Lewis

Pride is a Malignant Poison in Ministry by Martin Luther      All the passages below are taken from the:           Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians (1535)                     by Martin Luther                 Translated by Theodore Graebner           (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1949)                      Ch. 5, pp. 216-236 http://www.ctsfw.edu/etext/luther/      If we live in the Spirit, let … Continue reading Pride is a Malignant Poison in Ministry by Martin Luther

 PROVERBS ON HUMILITY AND PRIDE by Michael A Zigarelli      The passages below are taken from Michael A Zigarelli’s book “Management by Proverbs,” published in 1999 by Moody Press.      Bill Foote stood before an audience of 150 managers to deliver his first speech since becoming the chief executive officer of USG Corporation, a building products … Continue reading PROVERBS ON HUMILITY AND PRIDE by Michael A Zigarelli

Proverbs on Learning from Advice of Employees by Michael A Zigarelli      The passages below are taken from Michael A Zigarelli’s book “Management by Proverbs,” published in 1999 by Moody Press.      On an unusually cold but bright blue morning in late January, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger lifted off as scheduled. Onlookers at Cape Kennedy … Continue reading Proverbs on Learning from Advice of Employees by Michael A Zigarelli

The First of the Seven Deadly Sins is Pride By James Stalker By James Stalker, 1902 http://www.gracegems.org/sermons PRIDE IN war it is a great advantage to possess a thorough knowledge of the country. Soldiers fighting on their own ground are able to attack when not expected, to draw the enemy into ambushes, and to vanish when … Continue reading The First of the Seven Deadly Sins is Pride By James Stalker