We are familiar with the cynical expression: “No good deed goes unpunished.” That is not a biblical statement, but good deeds do occasionally get us into hot water. Trying to fly home from Nigeria …
STAYING TRUE IN A WORLD FAR FROM GOD: Live Courageously (YOU-Fal’23, Study 1, Session 4)
Do the Right Thing is Spike Lee’s highly acclaimed debut film, released in 1989. The film’s plot setting is based in Brooklyn, New York. It highlights racial tensions between a community of …
PUTTING FEAR IN ITS PLACE: Courage in the Place of Fear (YOU-Win’23, Study 1, Session 5)
Some years ago, I chaperoned some students on a team-building excursion. One exercise involved standing on top of a thirty-foot pole and jumping to catch a trapeze bar. Of course, we would be …
Elijah-Living Outside the Comfort Zone: Serve With Courage (YOU-Sum’21, Study 2, Session 1)
On February 4, 2018, the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl for the first time in NFL history. Jordan Hicks, then a middle linebacker for the Eagles, found himself amongst other athletes who …