The above meme is taken from the movie, Dodgeball. (It should be noted that this post is not in any way an endorsement of said movie.) While intended to be humorous, this quotable line gave me pause when I came across it the other day. I couldn't help but think about our Lord. He, in so many words (and in a much more serious context), said much the same thing! "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep...My Father loves Me, because I lay down My l

"By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. ... These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off

"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going." (Ecclesiastes 9:10) It seems that more and more our society wants to tiptoe around the feelings of those who fail to meet a designated set of criteria. In other words, it no longer matters if your team scores the most points in the game, what matters is that you showed up at all. If you want to be in the Boy Scouts, you no longer hav

Shortly before the siege and destruction of Jericho, we read about an unexpected Visitor Who comes to visit Joshua... "And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, 'Are You for us or for our adversaries?' So He said, 'No, but as Commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.' And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and wor

"Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 'Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals.' So Moses took the rod from before the Lord as He commanded him. And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock; and he said to them, 'Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring w

Shortly before Christ was sentenced to death by crucifixion, Pilate offered the Jews a choice. They could choose to release Jesus or a murderer by the name of Barabbas (Mark 15:7). Sadly, the Jews chose a murderer over the Son of God: ‘The governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” They said, “Barabbas!” Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!” Then

“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” (Matthew 5:13) Salt is used primarily for two purposes: To season i.e. enhance the taste/flavor of food To preserve Disciples of Christ are called to be the salt of the earth. In other words, we are called to enhance and preserve humanity which is created in the very image of God (Genesis 2:26). We enhance

“After these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, ‘Follow Me.’ So he left all, rose up, and followed Him. Then Levi gave Him a great feast in his own house. And there were a great number of tax collectors and others who sat down with them. And their scribes and the Pharisees complained against His disciples, saying, ‘Why do You eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?’ Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Tho