How would you describe yourself to someone? “Before you attack me, hear me out,” Benito says to his best friend Val. “Why does this suddenly fill me with anxiety?” “Okay, you know I think you are the kindest, selfless person I know, right?” Val’s forehead wrinkles, his eyes narrow, and […]
Romans 12: 1,2 is a favorite verse of mine. It is a favorite because it puts life’s meaning in proper perspective for me. How it became so important to me It all started when I was a Sophomore or Junior in high school. An evangelist came to our small Baptist […]
“Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.”2 Timothy 4:2 NIV If we are encouraged by pointing out the sins of unbelievers who cannot do any better, then we are appealing to our own carnal nature trying to […]
Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you. I was a hermit living inside my dark cave of fear of failure that I seldom left to feel the sun. Sharing my thoughts fully brought too great of a risk for exposing my incompleteness. I venture out to […]
When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up? He suddenly appears on our television, wavy hair, square jaw, powerful voice seasoned with a friendly Carolina accent. Billy Graham’s preaching for some reason causes five year old me to stop and listen. I don’t know […]
