Top Reads of 2024; Et Incarnatus est; 2024: My Boethian Year; Du Bois, Defender of the Tradition; "The Stoning of St. Stephen" and "The Vision of St. Stephen"; "Goodbye Evergreen"
It has been, but God has been good through it all. We are still recovering and very much look forward to a new year!
I do remember us having a conversation about humility a while back. I think that's exactly right: seeing ourselves rightly is a huge part of humility. The thing I might add is that there should be a preferential treatment of others that characterizes humility, but that doesn't have to be done through undue self-abasement. If God has gifted you or wired you a particular way, it's not humble to deny or reject that gifting. But at the same time, a humble person should consider other people's giftings and look for ways to elevate those others rather than themselves.
I love that lesson that you took away from the classics! Is there a particular book that you got that from or is that a conclusion drawn from sustained engagement?
It has been, but God has been good through it all. We are still recovering and very much look forward to a new year!
I do remember us having a conversation about humility a while back. I think that's exactly right: seeing ourselves rightly is a huge part of humility. The thing I might add is that there should be a preferential treatment of others that characterizes humility, but that doesn't have to be done through undue self-abasement. If God has gifted you or wired you a particular way, it's not humble to deny or reject that gifting. But at the same time, a humble person should consider other people's giftings and look for ways to elevate those others rather than themselves.
I love that lesson that you took away from the classics! Is there a particular book that you got that from or is that a conclusion drawn from sustained engagement?