Strengthening Faith, Love, and Hope
Strengthening Faith, Love, and Hope
Everyone wants joy, even if we call it by different names. Some pursue success. Others chase comfort, security, achievement, or recognition. Beneath those specific pursuits, however, lies a common longing: we all want a life that feels meaningful, beautiful, and alive. Stated differently, we are all looking for joy. That desire for joy is not a problem. The problem is location. Too often we search…
Sometimes we need to go back to move forward. When Mary Magdalene and the other women arrived at Jesus’ empty tomb on resurrection morning, an angel gave them an unexpected message: “He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.” (Matthew 28:7) At first glance, those instructions seem strange. After all, the resurrection happened in Jerusalem. Pentecost would happen in Jerusalem.…
One of the greatest needs of our world today, perhaps THE greatest, is better men. Truly good men lift the world around them. They remove fear, empower women, create safety for children, and make society better. Good men rescue, heal, serve, and run toward danger for the sake of others instead of away from it. They upend oppressive systems and improve their part of the…
Are you familiar with this quote? It is quite old, and no one knows exactly who said it first. It usually gets ascribed to Confucius or to an ancient Celtic proverb, but regardless of its origins, it speaks powerfully to us today. It primarily gets used as a caution to never trust power (the sword) to a person who lacks the skill, grace, or restraint…
Whatever we possess will eventually possess us. Whatever we hold onto long enough will eventually grip us back. This is true with harmful things like negativity, pessimism, or greed. If we hold those things too long, we will become known as negative, gloomy, or envious people. Negative, gloomy, or envious people did not start out that way—they simply held their damaging feelings too close for…