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The Enemy Is Us

A man's worst enemy, I tell you, will never do him the harm he does himself.


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The Generation of the Self

While evangelicals reject "unbiblical Narcissism," there is little remorse today for the sinful self; prime concern centers, rather, on self-potential, ...


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Do You Want to Be Right?

Many of you may remember the song a few years ago about a love relationship, and the first part of the song goes, "If loving you is wrong, I don't ...


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A Common Misstep

It is a small step from looking down on others to looking up to oneself.


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Shame on Selfishness!

Selfishness consists in dethroning reason from the seat of government and enthroning blind desire in opposition to it. Selfishness is always and by necessity ...


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God and the "Me" Generation

[Rabbi Harold] Kushner's book [When Bad Things Happen to Good People] was a best seller not only because it is so well written, but also because it ...


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Risking Success

If a man is centered upon himself, the smallest risk is too great for him, because both success and failure can destroy him. If he is centered upon God, ...


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Self-Love First?

The reigning cliche of the day is that in order to love others one must first learn to love oneself. This formulation--love thyself, then thy neighbor--is ...


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From Responsibility to Rights

We have seen a gradual change over the past several decades in our society from emphasizing individual responsibility to emphasizing, almost glorifying, ...


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Freed from Ego

A woman said to a guest at dinner, "We say grace at dinner each day to remind us around here that there is something bigger than our egos." ...


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