Tag Archives: pride

• Refusing to be Encouraged

  Posted on April 24, 2017 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

  You know how some people can’t take a compliment? You tell them “great job,” but they deflect the praise or explain it away. Some more pious folks will immediately point to God and say that it’s all of God. No it’s not. Sure, we are to cast down our golden crowns before God in recognition […]

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• A Revolutionary Prayer

  Posted on October 26, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    The Copernican Revolution refers to the radial reorientation of thought that the earth was not the center of our solar system. Prior to Copernicus the sun and planets were believed to revolve around the earth. But a heliocentric model reflects reality. Our realities need a similar revolution. We can think that the world revolves […]

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• Treating Toxicity

  Posted on May 11, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    There’s a lot of talk about toxicity nowadays. Toxic people. Toxic relationships. Even toxic churches. When people speak of toxicity they have in mind something poisonous that creates an atmosphere unconducive to sustaining life. Toxic people can infect others with their critical spirit and negative outlook. Their negativity sucks the life out of others […]

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