Our Besetting Sin
Selfaholism
Pride and Our Idol Factories: The Disturbing Relationship between Pride and Idolatry
How Not to Be Perfect
Are you a perfectionist? This article offers some reflections on how to defeat perfectionism.
The Kryptonite Within
Pride can motivate you to be a hero, but it can also demotivate you not to be one. How? Pride has many faces. This article explains four of them.
Self-Image: Detecting the Fear of Man
Pride Will Have a Fall
A Voice for Young People Today
The Sin That Hides behind Piety
Hidden Idols: Unseating the Idol of Pride
This article exposes the idol of pride, which is the ultimate secret sin, and explains how to overcome pride.
Glory Junkies (Part 1)
Do you parade your righteousness, talk too much, and have a sense of self-importance? Then you know you are a glory seeker. This article explain how these three are signs of glory seekers.
Glory Junkies (Part 2)
Are you a glory seeker? This article, the second in a two-part series, provides five more signs that we are addicted to our own glory.
More Highly Than You Ought
What are some common factors that seem to contribute to a distorted view of self? This article lists four factors that distort how you see yourself and lead you to seek self-glory.
Three Easy Ways to Find Out If You’re Feeding Your Idols
Four Inner Rings You May Be Pursuing
Motives fuel our pursuits. How do we discern whether our motivations are good for the things we pursue? This article uncovers four pursuits our lives may be gravitating towards: acceptance, authority, applause, and abundance.
Three Essential Truths to Kill Our Desire to Prove Ourselves
How can we put to death our self-justification and selfish ambition? This article presents three gospel truths to help in this: God is the judge, your greatest need is peace with God, and Christ's work on the cross is the most important accomplishment.
Idolatry: A Fatal Attraction (Part 1)
What makes idolatry so attractive? This article explains the charm of idolatry, and how replacement gods ultimately don't deliver what they promise.
Idolatry: A Fatal Attraction (Part 2)
The Bible condemns idolatry. How can you tell if you are an idolater or not? The article explains that you can tell by knowing what rules your heart.
Become Idolaters by Forgetting the Gospel
When we forget the gospel we commit idolatry. How? We start to live from good works. This article discusses this matter, and the solution to it.
Humbling Hezekiahs
Pride is an enemy to pastoral ministry and leadership. From the life of Hezekiah in 2 Kings 20:12-19, 2 Chronicles 32:24-31, and Isaiah 39:1-8 this article shows the dangers of pride, its workings, and how to crucify it.
Killing Envy
Do you struggle with envy? Did you know that the root of envy is pride? This article offers several ways in which to put to death the sin of envy: know who you are in Christ, remember God's promises, thank God for the gifts of others, learn from the gifts and accomplishments of others, and be content with however God is pleased to use you.
Psalm 73: Envy Is a Window
This article reveals how envy is a window into the real struggles of our heart.
God’s Hatred of Pride
God hates pride. This is the truth expressed in Proverbs 6:16-17. This article explains how pride expresses itself in its relationship with God and neighbour. The author points to the need of repenting of all pride.
How to Turn from Your Idols
Idolatry is a struggle for everyone. How can you turn from idols? Based on Psalm 115 this article gives four ways to turning from idols.
The Art and Science of the Humblebrag
"Humblebrag" is a statement in which you pretend to be modest but which you are really using as a way of telling people about your success or achievements. Bragging or boasting is made easy by social media. This article shows ways of such bragging.
I’m Better Than You
Pride seeks to make people conform to you because you think you are better than them. This article expands on this.
What the Wayward Wants
Do Not Envy the Wicked
The Bible warns Christians against envying the wicked. What is it that Christians can envy from the wicked? This article explains five things.
The Easiest Sin to Justify
What is the easiest sin to justify? This article argues that unrighteous anger is that sin.
A Sin That Threatens Calvinists: Spiritual Pride
How We Rebuke Pride
A Just War
The Seven Deadly Sins in a Digital Age: Envy
This article looks at the seven deadly sins in the context of our digital age. The author focuses here on the sin of envy.
The Seven Deadly Sins in a Digital Age: Pride
This article looks at the seven deadly sins in the context of our digital age. The author shows how pride flows from self-love and admiration. Individuals can fight against this vice by cultivating a life that is dependent on God.
The Seven Deadly Sins in a Digital Age: Sloth
This article looks at the seven deadly sins in the context of our digital age. The author of this article shows how easy it is to fall into the sin of being slothful and lazy. Failure to delight in God results in a lack of motivation to be engaged with creation and encourages laziness.
The Lord Alone Will be Exalted: Making War on Pride
What does God think about pride? This article discusses the nature of pride and its remedy.
Worldliness
When Relief Becomes a Refuge
Spiritual Drafting and the Danger of Christian Complacency
Complacency has no room in the Christian life. Why? This article explains the danger of spiritual drafting.
Worldliness!
The Management of Our Pride
Eight Markers of Arrogant Folks I've Known
This article lists eight characteristics of an arrogant person.
Five Ways People Worship Themselves
Idolatry is rooted in seeking a god who agrees with you. Here are five ways you can use to tell if you are caught in self-worship.