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Sit down with me as we think through some tough topics in a reflective way and examine some of the difficult issues that can trouble followers of Christ. My hope is that you’ll always come away with more to think about… RBC Ministries
- A Forgotten Means of Grace |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Mar 02 2009
Sports teams watch game films to go to school on what went right and wrong in their last outing.
Got me wondering what we might see if we did a video evaluation of our last family, church, or work conflict…
Am guessing one thing that would be missing would be visible evidence of a too often forgotten [...] - Wounded Pride |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Aug 11 2008
Self-directed anger. Fear of failure, rejection and loss. Dissatisfaction. Envy. Like an orchestra of untuned instruments, the noisy emotions of wounded pride refuse to be comforted. In the dark halls and back rooms of our hearts, angry feelings slam doors, break windows, raise voices, and start arguments.
Feelings of not being able to measure up hound [...] - The "H" Factor |
Posted by Mart De Haan on May 16 2008
Like pride, the closets of humility are filled with different hats and clothes for different occasions.
Popular opinion regards it as a doormat personality, and maybe even pride in disguise. Yet our books of common language describe it as the kind of realistic view of ourselves that is necessary to share the pain or joys of [...] - The Great Imposter |
Posted by Mart De Haan on May 15 2008
It can swagger with self-importance one minute before writhing in self-contempt the next.
Its closets are stuffed with masks of deception.
We think we know what it is. Our books of common language describe it as an exaggerated sense of self importance. We’ve watched it pile pain upon pain.
But the more I think about it, the more [...]
