Have you ever read a book that didn’t end the way you expected?  Or maybe you’ve seen a movie that just exceeded all your expectations?  We walk through life constantly making assumptions and anticipating things to go a certain way.  Yet when it comes to a life lived for Christ, we quickly learn that things […]

The Lenten season is here.  Six weeks set aside each year to prepare our hearts for Easter.  Traditionally, we are called to “give something up” for Lent.  These simple sacrifices help to focus our minds on the ultimate sacrifice by Jesus for us.  As we give up sweets or meat or even Facebook, we reflect […]