Emphasis Preaching Journal

It's a struggle to keep it. Ministers tussle mightily to retain it. As with a suit or dress ten sizes too large, we can't bear to be seen in it. Yet, not having it reduces our chances of heaven. We'd have better luck doing a limbo under a gnat's knee. I refer to humility. You find few role models of it in professional sports. Even seminaries suffer a scarcity of models.

We hate smart-aleck know-it-alls, but love it when we identify Jeopardy clues and Bible class answers. We want to be considered as great.