“No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” —Hebrews 12:11 In the crucible of existence, where the hammer strikes and the flames lick, discipline emerges as the unsung hero—the alchemist that transmutes raw potential into…
I find it interesting that people are willing to live on the street rather than live at a Christian shelter. Having something Christian in the name makes people believe that you are standing by ready to shove Jesus down their throats. Something about a 30–40-minute church service or even a prayer over the meal is…
He said to another man, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say…
Sin is missing the mark. Which means that each and every choice that we make is a shot at getting things right. We literally make thousands of choices every single day. How can we hope to get even a fraction of these correct? At the risk of begin labeled a legalist or Pharisee we must…
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