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Follow-up points on humility from previous post (go read that first).
Abacus: Doesn’t being so conscious of our humility and conscious of our efforts to be modest undermine the supposed humility in it?

August 24th, 2008 | Tags: Character, discipline, humility, pride | Category: Basic, Socratic Dialogue | Comments (1)

Not everything one does in thinking he does it with love for the Lord is good. Many of the crusaders in centuries past thought the same thing. Obey. Be certain what is done is considered with God’s rule, not his rule subconsciously flexed to your whims. Love is first. But love is not mere emotion.
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September 9th, 2005 | Tags: discipline | Category: Basic, Quoted, Spiritual Formation | Comments (14)

For those of us who wish to be, we are rocks being carved after the image of Christ. Do not resist and harden yourself against the knocking of the tools, lest cracks form and propogate through your entire body. Chiselling is required, but it must be endured for progress to be made.

March 30th, 2005 | Tags: discipline, faith | Category: Basic, Quoted, Spiritual Formation | Leave a comment

“The only test as to whether we ought to allow an emotion to have its way is to see what the outcome of the emotion will be.” Do not constantly question your emotions, but neither let all your emotions take complete reign. “Going with the flow” of the world and doing whatever feels good is [...]

March 22nd, 2005 | Tags: discipline, duality, faith, the will, Utmost | Category: Featured, Quoted, Spiritual Formation | Leave a comment