Articles Tagged 'Pride'

For over 30 years, Heartlight has shared articles to help people live for Jesus in everyday life. While we are no longer publishing new articles, this enduring collection features relevant pieces throughout the year to encourage faith, offer biblical perspective, and speak to real-world joys and struggles.

A Special Corsage for Easter

Ron Rose reminds us that the resurrection happens again and again when we let precious memories bubble to the service and rejoice in God's tender power and grace.

Betty was sent by God, whether she realized it or not, to encourage a young mother struggling to be the best she could be.

God Resists the Proud

Max Lucado reminds us of the high price of our pride.

Pride comes at a high price, my friend. Don’t pay it.

Desert of Trial

James Nored and Phil Ware discuss the temptations and trials of Jesus and why they are important to us and what they have to say to us as people who are part of God's story.

Because he knew the true and living God, the heart behind the Scriptures, he could recognize the forger, the fraud — Satan — who tried to distort and misuse truth and Scripture.

Self-Destructive Power in Building Monuments to Ourselves

Phil Ware and James Nored share through words, images, and video the story of the Tower of Babel and the self-destructive danger of pride and arrogance.

In absolute arrogance and stupidity, the people of the plains of Babylonia set out to make a name for themselves.

Living Beyond the Formula

Jordan Harrell helps us understand what Jesus meant when what matters is in our hearts!

Jesus > You + X (all your dos) + Y (all your dont's)!

What I Don't Remember about Christmas

Jordan shares this powerful post that was highlighted on The Today Show with our Heartlight.org audience.

Jesus picked this beginning because he knew our idols would someday reek of perfectionism and opulence, of measuring up and looking the part, of vanity.

A Humble Suggestion

Kasey Pipes shares very personal observations about Washington, D.C., politics, humility, blogging, writing, and pride.

What can this former Whitehouse staffer teach us about humility and forgiveness?

You'd Do It All Again

Max Lucado writes about the high cost of doing God's work and the hope, joy, and crown we will glory in when we go to be with Jesus and it will be all about people!

Why pay such a high price and take such a big risk?

When You Can't Hide Your Mistakes

Max Lucado reminds us that pride often keeps us in failure and compounds mistakes and sinks us deeper in sin.

What do you do when you've failed and you can't hid it?

It Isn't (All) About the Money

Rubel Shelly talks about the best places to work and how it isn't all about money.

Wouldn't you want to work here?

An Anniversary with a Message

Rubel Shelly reminds us of the New Coke debacle and also reminds us to not let our pride keep us from admitting we were wrong.

How can it be right when you are wrong?

Dead Wood Burning

Mike Barres challenges us to die to self so we can catch fire with the Spirit of the Lord.

Are you dead enough to catch on fire?

God's Gift of Family Grace

Phil Ware shares a Mothers' Day story of God's grace and the reunion of a family brought together through adoption.

Sometimes the biggest story at church is not one you know!

Uprighting the Earth

Ann Voskamp shares about a recent burial she was happy to attend, and in the process, put the world back into its upright position.

What do you need to bury in your life?

I Was a Snob and It Breaks My Heart

Kimberli Brackett reminds us that it is easy to slip into the role of being prideful and a snob who hurts others because of our silly and stupid pridefulness.

How hard is it to admit that we can be religious snobs?

Sausage Over Souls

The healing of the madman and the reaction of the crowd remind us once again that people are often prejudiced against anything that costs them something even if it benefits other people.

Why in the world would anyone choose sausage over a life being changed?

Why I'm Quitting

We are not God, we are not in control, and so we need to surrender and let God take control of our lives.

Isn't it time you gave up?

Teachability

Being unwilling to learn new things is a key to failure and an arrogance based in false pride and stubborn prejudice.

How do you feel about new things?

In Search of a Happy Heart

We take ourselves way too seriously and end up adding unnecessary stress to our lives.

Why do we take ourselves so seriously?

Who Are You Trying to Impress?

Trying to impress others nearly always means we embarrass ourselves.

So who are you showing out for?

Sheep and Cats

We are like sheep, who go astray and need to be brought back; but in our pride we often act like cats and pretend we did nothing wrong.

Can cats go astray?