Archive for July 1999

Humility and How I Obtained It

By John Woodward | July 26, 1999

July ’99 theme: Humility I recently received an e-mail from missionary evangelist Sammy Tippit. He wrote to his mailing list: “After the meeting in Rio de Janeiro, my wife, Tex, and I returned to the States and took some time for rest and renewal. We then began to seek the Lord about our future. God…

From Rags to Riches

By John Woodward | July 19, 1999

As the calendar flips over to another year, remember this reality check: “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit’; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It…

The Snare of Pride

By John Woodward | July 12, 1999

A tribute to basketball star David Robinson highlighted his humble reliance upon Christ. “Robinson has been named one of the fifty greatest players of all time. He’s won both an NBA scoring title and Most Valuable Player award … In the final game of the series (in which the Spurs won four out of five…

The Value of Humility

By John Woodward | July 5, 1999

As I waited for a friend in the bicycle repair shop, I noticed a couple of facetious signs. One said “Company Rules: #1. The president is always right. #2. If the president is ever wrong, refer to rule #1.” And another quipped, “Those of you who think you know it all are particularly annoying to…

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