by Bob | Nov 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
Humilitas On the looooong plane ride from Chicago to San Francisco (on my way to speak at the Evangelical Theological Society), I had more than enough time to read all of John Dickson’s new book Humilitas. It’s a treatise on humility: a lost key to life, love, and...
by Bob | Aug 5, 2011 | Humility
A Biblical Prayer for Imitating Christ’s Humility In a culture where Christian leaders can be tempted to act like middle-schoolers who dominate and bully others, we all need reminders of Christ’s humility. In a day and age where pastors are tempted to pull rank and...
by Bob | Jul 26, 2011 | Christian Living, Pastoral Ministry, Relationships
How Do We Relate? What were relationships like in the culture of the Roman Empire when the New Testament was written? Relationships were decidedly one-sided. Persons with power ruled with an iron hand over those who were powerless. “You know that the rulers of the...