From the book: Ego is the Enemy “The pretense of knowledge is our most dangerous vice, because it prevents us from getting any better.” King Solomon (900s BC) wrote: “Cease to hear instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.” Proverbs 19:27 A thousand years later, Greek philosopher Epictetus (50-138 AD) wrote: “It is impossible for a person to begin to learn what he thinks he already...

Scripture repeatedly and emphatically commands us to live in love and to put love above and before all things. “And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Ephesians 5:2, ESV “And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” Colossians 3:14, ESV It tells us that if we love, we will fulfill everything else the Lord requires of us, but if we don’t...