If we knew that we would meet the Lord tomorrow - through our premature death or through His unexpected coming - what would we do today? What confessions would we make? What practices would we discontinue? What accounts would we settle? What forgivenesses would we extend? What testimonies would we bear? If we would do those things then, why not now?

When we have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, we must have trust in him. We must trust him enough that we are content to accept his will, knowing that he knows what is best for us.

Through the lens of spirituality, we see all the commandments of God as invitations to blessings.

It is not enough that we are under call or even that we are going in the right direction. The timing must be right.

The word sharing affirms that we have something extraordinarily valuable and desire to give it to others for their benefit and blessing.

I think it is an accurate statement to say that some people consider feelings of same-gender attraction to be the defining fact of their existence. There are also people who consider the defining fact of their existence that they are from Texas or that they were in the United States Marines. Or they are red-headed, or they are the best basketball player that ever played for such-and-such a high school. People can adopt a characteristic as the defining example of their existence and often those characteristics are physical.

What does it mean to be true to the faith? That word true implies commitment, integrity, endurance, and courage.