What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? (Jam. 4:1). The desires that lead us into conflict and destroy our relationships with God and one another are “the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (1 John 2:16). We have an attitude of entitlement […]

The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but man is tested by the praise he receives. Pro. 27:21. Welcome to this New Year and I lend my voice among many others to wish you a blessed and Happy New Year. I will bet that at any time you will choose a gift of refined gold or silver over its […]

“May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world” (Gal. 6:14). In his novel, “Things Fall Apart,” Chinua Achebe quotes a statement made by the agama lizard that jumped from a high iroko tree (Milicia excelsa). The lizard said: “if no one […]

The Seven Deadly Sins: Pride (AwakeningAmerica) Pride is a sin that is so pervasive, runs so deep within us, that we often don’t even sense it is there. Not only is it a sinful drive in itself, it also plays a role in every other sin we commit. Pride is the sin we most share with Satan and the fallen […]

by Ryan Denison | Denison Forum on Truth and Culture | Pride and confidence cannot both exist in the