Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my followers, you must give up your own way, take up your cross and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.” Matthew 16:24 Every week I receive a (requested) email from “ Help the Persecuted .” I learned of them through one of my favorite apps - The Pour Over . I had no idea what I was about to enter into. Because I had NO idea the

It was after I realized that divorce was imminent that I chose to move out and find my own place. My kids came along. Those early weeks and months were so very hard. Some days unable to function; other days avoiding people of any kind. On my worst days I would grab some DVDs and head downstairs. I told my kids that I’d be unavailable for a while. I’d lie on the couch and just watch movie after movie after movie.  This past Wednesday as I was out on my very early morning walk

In 1930 a man by the name of Frank Laubach made a monumental decision. He decided to begin a prayer experiment to discover if he could be in touch with God all the time, what Paul the apostle would call, “prayer without ceasing.” His goal was to bring God to mind one second for every minute. Praying at home, praying when he was out, blessing those he walked by. A practice, for the most part, accomplished and one in which changed his life and, more importantly, changed his rel