Archive for the ‘Pride’ Category

God and Disney World: Not Even a Thank You

Posted: June 24, 2011 by clairer in Creativity, Pride

Disney’s park Epcot is, in many ways, a celebration of the achievements of mankind. In one area of the park, Future World, there are attractions that show cutting-edge scientific discoveries to improve agriculture. There is a 4D movie theater in which you can soar over wonders of the world, feeling like you’re actually there. There [...]

Perfection Confusion

Posted: April 10, 2011 by clairer in Perfection, Pride

“I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God’s business.” I would be the first to admit that perfection is unattainable. No matter how many hours I study, there will be days when I do not score 100%. However well-intentioned I am, I will not always give [...]

The True Me?

Posted: January 6, 2010 by clairer in Pride, Truth

I was bored one summer afternoon, so I grabbed my laptop, opened my browser, and checked my Facebook account.  My newsfeed was littered with results from my friends taking yet another Facebook quiz.  Usually, I ignored these (as the results tended to not mean anything significant), but this one intrigued me: “What famous literary character [...]