“By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.” (Hebrews 11:4) “And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must …
I’ve been a martial artist for most of my life and have a deep appreciation for how hard fighters work to prepare for a fight. Isn’t it interesting, though, that a professional fighter needs a coach? I mean, this guy has trained for years to get to where they are at in their career and …
“Community is where we can be our true selves with others. It is our safe place; the place where we can share our greatest accomplishments and joys as well our darkest moments and failures. It is where we show up in each other’s lives for the magnificent and the mundane. It is knowing and being …
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep…I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me.” (John 10: 11, 14) The Gospel of John is built around seven miracles or signs that Jesus performed and seven “I am” sayings that he made. If …
“There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12) The idea of only one way to God is very offensive to many people. The more popular and inclusive ideas are these: “All paths eventually lead to the same God.” “All religions …
“As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to make some demands of you, but we were as gentle among you as a mother feeding and caring for her own children. We loved you so much that we gave you not only God’s Good News but our own lives, too.” The Apostle Paul had …
“Habits beat interventions every time.” Seth Godin When I was in college, I was not a very good student. Rather than studying consistently throughout the semester, I found myself cramming for hours on the night before a big exam. It was like a badge of honor to pull an “all-nighter” in college. And, of course, …
“One day as Jesus was walking along the shores of the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother, Andrew, fishing with a net, for they were commercial fishermen. Jesus called out to them, “Come, be my disciples, and I will show you how to fish for people!” And they left their nets at …
