June 9, 2015 | 15 comments
Forgiveness is underrated and so often misunderstood. People often think of forgiveness as an option, like turning right or left at an intersection depending upon which way one wants to go. But forgiveness is more than a choice. It’s essential
May 4, 2015 | 7 comments
When someone does something cruel to us, it may seem impossible to love them back. Yet, this is what Jesus Christ instructed we must do. We must love our enemies, he taught. This love he advocated was not a blind
March 17, 2015 | 10 comments
This instruction from Jesus Christ in the Sermon on the Mount on how to pray caught my attention. He said, “When you pray, don’t babble on and on…” Matthew 6:7, NLT. I imagine most people don’t “babble” when they pray,
March 13, 2015 | 16 comments
Jesus Christ was often dismayed that followers around him couldn’t see what he could see. More than once, he remarked, “You have eyes—can’t you see?” Mark 8:18, NLT. When faced with thousands of hungry mouths to feed, the disciples saw
January 22, 2015 | 4 comments
“If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” ~ Jesus Christ, Matthew 17:20, NRSV