"Pride goeth before a fall." -- Proverbs 16:18 The Book of Proverbs is part of the Wisdom writing of the Hebrew Scriptures. Its counsel, like that of similar books of the Old Testament, is that pride ...

There is a world of difference between wisdom and cleverness. In fact, truth be told, there is much more than a world of difference between them because what separates wisdom and cleverness can become ...

It’s fashionable today to advertise how important we are. Peruse anyone’s social media account or Instagram, and you may find hundreds, if not thousands, of pictures glorifying their accomplishments.

Pride is primarily a social emotion. It is about position, confidence, and power. This is why, for the LGBTQIA+ community, collective pride is adopted as the primary emotion to fuel unity and ...

“A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well ...

From Augustine to Catherine of Siena, the Christian tradition has seen pride as the root of all sin — the self exalting itself above the Creator. It was not until the dawn of the modern age, which in ...

This June marks the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City, a series of riots for gay liberation that took place over several days beginning on June 28, 1969. What began as a bold ...

Pride can grow quietly — even in success — and lead to separation and downfall. Scripture points instead to humility as the ...

We are a proud people. It’s only natural to feel good about our successful individual and corporate accomplishments. Those accomplishments may not be long lived, so celebrating them makes good common ...