http://www.andysteere.com Reflections and Writings Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:47:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility." -Proverbs 15:33 Have you ever wondered what it really means to be humble? How does a truly humble person look and act? How do I respond when someone publicly compliments me on ... http://www.andysteere.com/?p=175 Written: 10/15/09Published:11/1/09Bibliography:Beyond Belief: Christianity for the Sake of Others, by Todd Hunter  "Apologetics, it seems [from the 'emergent' philosophy/trend], is dead.  But I'm not buying it—at least, not completely.  I'll buy the fact that the dictionary definition of apologetics might have fallen on hard times—using formal logic, a systematic, ... http://www.andysteere.com/?p=172 Written: 7/19/09Published:8/24/09Bibliography:A Beginner's Introduction to the Philokalia, by Anthony Coniaris.  In Luke 10:38-42, Mary and Martha have Jesus over for dinner and we see Jesus provide us with an extraordinary insight into the way He prioritises everyday and 'ordinary' life. In this story, I resonate deeply with Martha, who ... http://www.andysteere.com/?p=171 Written: 4/13/09Published:4/13/09Bibliography:The Fellowship of the Ring, "Three is Company", p. 100.  "'As for where I am going,' said Frodo, 'it would be difficult to give that away, for I have no clear idea myself, yet.' '...you must go,' said Gandalf, 'or at least set out, either North, South, West, or East—and ... http://www.andysteere.com/?p=170 Written: 1/5/04Published:4/4/09Bibliography:"A Letter on Prayer", The Cloud of Unknowing  I find it difficult to remain focussed on prayer at times, and find it useful to look to the giants of the faith in the past for their lessons learned on how to live a life of prayer. The unknown ... http://www.andysteere.com/?p=169 Written: 7/19/00Published:3/28/09Bibliography:The Call, by Os Guinness  "Albert Camus said, 'Man's first faculty is forgetting.' Ingratitude and forgetfulness are ultimately moral rather than mental; they are the direct expression of sin. No culture has nourished such tendencies as consistently as ours. We pride ourselves on autonomous, self-created, and ... http://www.andysteere.com/?p=168 Written: 3/27/09Published:3/27/09Bibliography:Biography of Oswald Chambers  When Oswald Chambers and his wife were asked how they carry on their work in the Kingdom, they replied, 'well, we just trust God, and do the next thing in front of us.' A profound truth for me, now. As a leader and a manager, I pray ... http://www.andysteere.com/?p=166 Written: 2/11/09Published:2/14/09Bibliography:Philippians 1:9  "And this is my prayer, that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight…" I am stirred by the thought that it is at least partly through having love in increasing measure that we begin to see clearly into a matter. The word 'insight' ... http://www.andysteere.com/?p=164 Written: 5/23/02Published:2/10/09Bibliography:The Call, by Os Guinness  Calling is the truth that God calls us to himself so decisively that everything we are, everything we do, and everything we have is invested with a special devotion, dynamism, and direction lived out as a response to his summons and service… …our primary calling ... http://www.andysteere.com/?p=161 Written: 2/2/09 Published: 2/2/09 Bibliography: "Success is all in the Mind", by Shelley Gare, January 24, 2009. The Australian. Anders Ericsson founded the idea of 'deliberate practice'. Deliberate practice, whether it's applied to sport, or business, or the arts, begins in the brain. This isn't a child doing an hour of ... http://www.andysteere.com/?p=152