Banks have guards, museums have guards and nations have guards to protect their people. A guard is needed when there’s something of such high value that to lose it would be a great loss. The cost and expense of a guard is worth it because of the value of what...
The very nature of love is sacrifice. The very nature of self is pleasure and indulgence. If we love ourselves and others, we don’t give our bodies to another in lust. Not just sexual lust but food lust, lust for other pleasures and more. Sacrifice is giving...
I was thinking back to a time and season when I was a “guest” or “held” for a several days in a particular nation not welcoming to the gospel. The guards who interrogated us wanted us to tremble in fear of them. The problem is that I had an...
I’ve read the story before…you probably have too: Mark 7:31-35 31 Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. 32 There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could...
I’ve observed in recent days that there are two expressions of commitment: Faithful people and Loyal people. Faithful people are those who are committed to the good and the best for you and are unwavering in that commitment. They stay true to who they are and...
