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.
Ringing in our ears from the book of Judges is the cry for a king, so we are not surprised to find that the...
As opposition grew toward Jesus, he anticipated that it would reach his followers as well and prepare them for how to live.
In Jonah 4, we find the most successful preacher of his day angry enough to die after his greatest triumph, because God had done...