pride goes before destruction

CHOOSE THE HUMBLE PLACE. Luke 14:8-11.

One weekend, our church choir recorded a new album for Word Music. Microphones were pointed at the first row. The minute you walked in, you knew: the best singers were already on the first row. That was the all-star team. I’d like to say I did not think about it, that I was not ambitious.Continue reading “CHOOSE THE HUMBLE PLACE. Luke 14:8-11.”

EXPRESSIONS FROM THE BIBLE. John 19:30.

You probably know what it means if I say, “I wash my hands of this matter.” It means I’m not involved or responsible. It comes from Pilate attempting to wash away his own responsibility for the kangaroo-court “conviction” of Jesus. And you probably know the context in which Jesus made famous the phrase, “He whoContinue reading “EXPRESSIONS FROM THE BIBLE. John 19:30.”