I seem to remember a passage in which a New Testament writer (the Apostle Paul, if I remember correctly) referred positively to boasting of Christ's death. It is a similar idea to the lines "Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, / Save in the death of Christ my God!" from the hymn "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross," but I think there was a Biblical passage about this. Does this passage exist, and if so, where is it? I tried searching for "boast" in the King James Version, but the verse I was looking for was not in the search results. (As Andrew Shanks pointed out in a comment, the verse is Galatians 6:14; I did not find it because it uses "glory" rather than "boast" in the KJV).

We are proud of our son for being able to write his name, and my wife was boasting that she helped him learn to write it. Ultimately, we both know it's from God that he is able to learn this skill and my wife has the ability to teach him. I know that pride and boasting in ourselves is not good (see verses below), but as long as we ultimately acknowledge God in our pride and boasting, is it acceptable to do this? Jeremiah 9:23–24 (NIV)

<b>23</b> This is what the LORD says:<br /><br /> “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom <br /> or the strong boast of their strength <br /> or the rich boast of their riches, <br /> <b>24</b> but let the one who boasts boast about this: <br /> that they have the understanding to know me, <br /> that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, <br /> justice and righteousness on earth, <br /> for in these I delight,” <br /> declares the LORD.

James 4:6 (NIV)

<b>6</b> But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:<br /><br /> “God opposes the proud <br /> but shows favor to the humble.”