Pride
The Two-Sided Coin – Pride & Idol Worship
One of my favorite quotes of all time comes from Randy Alcorn, the founder of Eternal Perspective ministries. Speaking of popular or notorious leaders, Randy said, “The greatest danger of notoriety is you start thinking about you. People, then, exist to serve you, exactly the opposite of what Christ modeled.” Succinct and powerful. Aside from the…
Read MoreThe Glory of the Children
I heard someone talk recently about how fathers are the glory of their children. My tendency would be to flip that around, making children the glory of their fathers, given how so many parents (especially fathers) live vicariously through their children. If I can get my son to be the next Hank Aaron, then somehow…
Read MoreArrogant Ignorance
The Dunning-Kruger effect, so named after David Dunning and Justin Kruger of Cornell University, describes a mentality wherein someone rates their knowledge or skill as being well beyond what it actually is. Think of it as the self-assessment that drives men and women completely lacking in musical skill to audition for American Idol, and then…
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