July 6, 2011
by Julian Freeman
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I have written often on this site on the topic of humility (all posts on humility) and that’s for good reason. It’s not because I’m an expert on it, or because I am humble, but because I know it’s what … Continue reading
April 29, 2009
by Julian Freeman
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This morning I lost at squash. That’s normal. How badly I lost at squash was a whole other story. In previous weeks I had thought that I’d been making progress, getting better. This morning, however, I don’t think I could … Continue reading
April 25, 2008
by Julian Freeman
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One of the greatest questions I think any young Christian (whether young as a person or young as a Christian–or both!) can ask is this: How can I become wise? To say that the Scriptures speak highly of wisdom is … Continue reading
September 5, 2006
by Julian Freeman
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I guess, technically, my last post on ‘poverty of spirit’ was here, but I’ve since posted on humility here and here as well. As we’ve seen in the other posts, there are many things which can cause us to lose … Continue reading
August 19, 2006
by Julian Freeman
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This past year in my Early Christian Spirituality course at TBS we had a lecture on Basil of Caesarea’s theology of humility. His twentieth homily was full of great theological insight and practical suggestions for how to live with greater … Continue reading
August 8, 2006
by Julian Freeman
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I have had the privelege of filling the pulpit at Grace Fellowship Church for the past few weeks while ‘the preacher‘ (aka kerux) was away on vacation. The past two Sunday nights I tried to draw some more practical thoughts … Continue reading
July 7, 2006
by Julian Freeman
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See parts 1, 2, and 3. We lose poverty of spirit because we lose sight of God. Once we lose sight of God it is easy to lose sight of how far short of his standard we really fall–we forget … Continue reading