Growing up on my grandparents’ farm in Ohio, we always had a bounty of fruits and vegetables growing everywhere. It was common for us to have lots of homemade foods any time of the year, but one of the best things my grandma used to make was grape jelly. The grapevine on their farm yielded […]
When we look at Jesus’ life on Earth, we know that service was an integral part of it. Everywhere He went, He made people aware of God’s love by personally helping them. What motivated Him to do these things? It was Splagchnon (pronounced splangkh-non). Splagchnon is the word used in the Greek text of Luke 10:33,
In Matthew 22:39, Jesus commands us to love our neighbors as ourselves. As followers of Christ, these simple words should direct our lives, dictate our lifestyle and help us know how to fulfill Jesus’ mission. But given our human nature, moving in the direction of His mission can present some of our biggest challenges, especially
