What is a hero? What is required to become one? NASA has identified nine characteristics that make heroic astronauts. Darvin takes those qualities and challenges Christians to make them an integral part of their lives, and in doing so, to become a hero.
Part 1 of a 3 part series on personal and group witnessing.
You have left Jerusalem, and now you are being sent to Judea/Samaria. Where are those areas, for you? Who will you meet there? You may well meet folks seeking after the Lord, ‘if haply they might find him.’ Look for the seekers in ethnic groups, soup kitchens, prisons and elderly care facilities.
And now "to the uttermost"--the unreached people groups. How many are there? Where will we find them? And to all who have heard the Great Co-Mission as given by our Lord: Will you be a Goer? Will you be a Sender? Or--will you be Disobedient?
To every Christian who has been slaving in drudgery for thankless beneficiaries: hear the message of an imprisoned preacher writing from a Roman dungeon and learn instead how to serve with joy!
Do you wish you knew how to show a bereaved friend that you care about their heart-deep anguish? From the depths of personal grief, experienced when death snatched two of his sons, David suggests ways to share the sorrow of those who mourn, including some advice on what not to do and say.
The woman, God's unique "recreation", has a special place in which to serve. The Christian woman who fills her role well becomes a role model for others. If anyone dares to rearrange the divine order, he deserves the chaos that will undoubtedly follow.