Aside from extremely exceptional circumstances, if you are a Christian & you are not showing up weekly to worship with your brothers & sisters in a local church, you are robbing both yourself & other people.
Don't miss out because it's hard. Almost all important things are hard.
"I had to laugh. Like my son, I had crafted a life out of shoestring and scotch tape, and we lived in the chaos of this improvisation." https://t.co/zLVnkCUAfr
alpha males like to flatter themselves that they keep the world running but moms reading to their kids are the secret glue that holds the universe together.
What would it look like for Christians to become known far and wide as those who live most beautifully, love most deeply, and serve most faithfully in the places where we live, work, and play? As in "salt and light..."
When the choice is to suffer or dominate, suffer.
When the choice is to suffer or exploit, suffer.
When the choice is to suffer or attack, suffer.
This is the way of the cross.