Tagged: martyrdom

**Warning: This post may make you feel bad. ***Warning: That feeling may be appropriate. There are moments in life that feel like a swift slap in the face. No one courts that. No one wants to feel that pain. But, if it’s a slap that rearranges your priorities to align with God’s heart, then you …[ read more ]

We think we can be prepare for everything. We can. Just, not the way we think. Soldiers in boot camp ask veterans to tell them what it’s like to be at war. They never get enough of battle stories but old soldiers give their stories up sparingly. In boot camp, we think knowing what’s ahead …[ read more ]

I have this idea that if I’m filled with the Holy Spirit, whatever task I’m about will not only succeed, it will succeed beyond all expectations. This is true and yet, it’s not. Sometimes, my expectations are built on false foundations. My idea of success and God’s are at odds on every day of the …[ read more ]

**Warning: This post may make you feel bad. **Warning: That feeling may be appropriate. There are moments in life that feel like a swift slap in the face. No one courts that. No one wants to feel that pain. But, if it’s a slap that rearranges your priorities to align with God’s heart, then you …[ read more ]

Cowardice is a sin. Did you know that? That shocks me every time I remember it. Maybe because I seldom hear it preached. We modern American Christians are pretty soft. We think we’re being persecuted if someone looks at us funny because we have our Bible out at lunch time or if we catch someone …[ read more ]