The Word to the World
In the late 1950s, a great American football coach, Vince Lombardi, was forming his team, the Green Bay Packers, into one of the best in history. One day, following a miserable on-field performance, Coach Lombardi pulled his team together. He held up a football and
Jesus came to Matthew where he was and said two words which would change Matthew’s life forever: “Follow Me.” Jesus issues the same call to his people today and there is much for us to learn from this account to aid us in appreciating and
When Jesus calls someone to follow him, he calls them to deny self, take up their cross, and follow him. This is what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. And discipleship covers every area of our existence, including marriage and family life. With
My grandson recently had a bit of a spat with his older sister and younger brother. Perhaps as a creative way to express his upsetness, he drew a picture of the family. His mom and dad stood tall, with him just slightly shorter. But he