TITLES DON’T IMPRESS HIM

DAY 66/366 Reference text: Luke 18:9-14 We read about two men who went to the temple to pray: a pharisees and a tax collector. From their prayers, we glean many attitudes that are worth pondering on further. The pharisee went to prayer carrying his titles with him. Perhaps, he thought that would make a good... Continue Reading →

TITLES DON’T IMPRESS HIM

DAY 66/366 Reference text: Luke 18:9-14 We read about two men who went to the temple to pray: a pharisees and a tax collector. From their prayers, we glean many attitudes that are worth pondering on further. The pharisee went to prayer carrying his titles with him. Perhaps, he thought that would make a good... Continue Reading →

TITLES DON’T IMPRESS HIM

DAY 66/366 Reference text: Luke 18:9-14 We read about two men who went to the temple to pray: a pharisees and a tax collector. From their prayers, we glean many attitudes that are worth pondering on further. The pharisee went to prayer carrying his titles with him. Perhaps, he thought that would make a good... Continue Reading →

RESPECTING RANKS

DAY 3 In certain spheres of life, rank is a big deal. The military is the clearest example of such a field of endeavour where insubordination is frowned upon such that often, even regardless of the circumstances, you are to obey the ranks. John's description of Jesus in today's Gospel is rather telling: This is... Continue Reading →

THE STRIVE FOR MASTERY

301/365 Luke 14:8-9 When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to... Continue Reading →

[NON-] PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT

Genesis 37:3, 4 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.... Continue Reading →

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