June 10th, 2022

Some of the most startling words the Lord uttered during his earthly ministry came forth from His mouth while hanging on a Roman cross: “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” - Luke 23:34 The context is jarring! Jesus, while being tormented, intercedes for His tormentors! If we’re honest, we can’t read those word and simply go on our way. They are words to be pondered.…

As she recalls in her book called ‘The Hiding Place” Dutch Christian Corrie Ten Boom was confined in a concentration camp at Ravensbruck, Germany for her part in sheltering Jews from their Nazi oppressors during World War 2. Her father died in another camp, and in the dehumanizing conditions of Ravensbruck she was not only humiliated and degraded, but she watched the life of her sister Betsy ebb away. Yet…

Reaching out to one person can make a huge difference. You may have heard or read the story of the boy walking along the beach with his father. A recent storm had washed thousands of starfish onto the beach, and many of them were dying. The boy began stooping over and tossing the starfish back into the surf. The puzzled father asked, “With thousands of dying starfish stranded here on…