Every once in a while there comes along an opportunity that is so fabulous that it is too good to pass up. However, such opportunities often require us to give up all our other options and put all our eggs in one basket. In Matthew 13:44-46, Jesus told two very short parables about the kingdom of heaven. In each parable, a man seized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, giving up everything for the sake of gaining very much more.
Irony occurs when a situation turns out to be the opposite of what is expected. Dramatic irony is when the author and the audience...
Jesus demonstrated true greatness by taking the place of a servant in his life and in his death.
In Jonah 4, we find the most successful preacher of his day angry enough to die after his greatest triumph, because God had done...