{"id":7264,"date":"2021-07-05T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=7264"},"modified":"2021-07-03T17:36:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T21:36:20","slug":"a-time-for-bragging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/a-time-for-bragging\/","title":{"rendered":"A Time For Bragging!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"A Time for Bragging! 7\/05\/21\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=st46a-107d48e-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;btn-skin=7\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bragging or boasting is a part of human nature. We boast about our children and our grandchildren. We boast about our work. We boast about our athletic accomplishments. We boast about the places we\u2019ve been and the things we\u2019ve done. On this\u00a0July\u00a04<sup>th<\/sup>  weekend we boast about this land\u00a0of\u00a0our birth or an America where we now call home.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An American was staying in London. He was introduced to a man from Edinburgh, Scotland. The Scotchman asked him,&nbsp;<strong><em>\u201cAn\u2019 what country do you belong tae?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cThe greatest country in the world!\u201d<\/em><\/strong>  replied the American.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cMon! So dae I,\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> replied Scotsman, <strong><em>\u201cbut you donna speak like a Scotsman.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s really quite human to brag about your school, about your team, about your family, and about your country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, St. Paul said on one occasion that there\u2019s only one thing worth really boasting about and that is the cross on which Jesus Christ died. Paul writes,\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cMay I never boast except in the cross\u00a0of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>  (Galatians 6:14).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to King Duncan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When was the last time YOU told Jesus about how much he\u2019s done for you?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IF GOD BRINGS YOU TO IT, GOD WILL SEE YOU THROUGH IT!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-amazon wp-block-embed-amazon\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"oceanwp-oembed-wrap clr\"><iframe title=\"THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"1200\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_1SUiEv5zwKji00&#038;asin=B08BC62QCX&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bragging or boasting is a part of human nature. We boast about our children and our grandchildren. We boast about our work. We boast about our athletic accomplishments. We boast about the places we\u2019ve been and the things we\u2019ve done. 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