humility on The Christian Faith

Faith is a redirecting of our sight, a getting out of the focus of our own vision and getting God into focus.

Only faith survives; faith which is not a work, not even a negative work; not an achievement, not even the achievement of humility. . . . Faith is the ground, the new order, the light. . . . Faith is ...

In Soul-Making , Allen Jones shares an intriguing visit to the Coptic Monastery of St. Macarius out in the Egyptian desert. There, he meets Father Jeremiah, a monk who spins tales of the desert fathe...

If you ask me what is the first precept of the Christian religion, I will answer first, second and third, Humility.