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If you have ever spent all day at the beach or lake wearing fewer clothes than would be acceptable anywhere else in society, you have probably gotten a sunburn. Your family may try to warn you. “Hon, you’re getting a little red.” “I think you’re burning.” “You might want to find some shade.” But what do they know? Sure, you may be as white as bleached flour and may not have seen direct sunlight since last summer—but you feel completely fine. Your family is not the authority o

Sure, Jesus loved and showed compassion to the paralytic. Yes, the faith of the paralytic’s friends played a part. But… Let’s go a little deeper and see another beautiful truth that can be easy to overlook. In Mark 2:1–13, Jesus returns home. People hear He is there and quickly fill the house where He is staying. A paralytic and his friends have heard of Jesus’ healing power, and they believe He can heal this man too. When they arrive, the house is so crowded that they cannot

Mark 3:27 says, “No one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man.” That verse reminds me that strength matters. I want to be strong physically, emotionally, and spiritually. But real strength does not come from talk. It comes through growth. So let me ask: how much effort are you putting into growing stronger in Christ? Because if you are not strong, the enemy does not even have to fight hard to wreck your house. Jesus said tr

Do you aspire to do something great—something really important to you and others? Good… If you are like me, you have developed a scale or grading system to determine if accomplishments are “significant.” Historically, I will run my ideas and abilities through that scale and become discouraged and paralyzed when they don’t “qualify.” Consider this story: A ruler is heading out of town for a while. Before he goes, he calls three of his servants, tells them he is going away, and