An Uncommon Life means having something in you that is higher and more noble than yourself that inspires you to live and do more than you thought possible. We all worship something. Sometimes we just worship ourselves as the greatest good possible. So many people are trying to make themselves happy that they’re forgetting that […]
When fear shapes our lives, safety becomes our god. When safety becomes our god, we worship the risk-free life. Can the safety lover do anything great? Can the risk-averse accomplish noble deeds? For God? For others? No. The fear-filled cannot love deeply; love is risky. They cannot give to the poor. Benevolence has no guarantee […]
When fear shapes our lives, safety becomes our god. When safety becomes our god, we worship the risk-free life. Can the safety lover do anything great? Can the risk-averse accomplish noble deeds? For God? For others? No. The fear-filled cannot love deeply; love is risky. They cannot give to the poor. Benevolence has no guarantee […]
The arrest of Jesus on the Mount of Olives as described in John 18:1-11, presents us with some rather troubling questions about who Jesus is and our response to his announcement. Jesus’ response to the Roman soldiers is not at all what we might expect nor is the response of the Roman soldiers characteristic of […]