The true badge of courage is overcoming the fear of men.

Too many believe that love is a condition, a feeling that involves 100 percent of the heart, something that happens to you. They disassociate love from the mind and, therefore, from agency. In commanding us to love, the Lord refers to something much deeper than romance - a love that is the most profound form of loyalty. He is teaching us that love is something more than feelings of the heart; it is also a covenant we keep with soul and mind.

Trying to please others before pleasing God is inverting the first and second great commandments.

May your efforts to develop Christlike attributes be successful so that His image may be engraven in your countenance and His attributes manifest in your behavior

Courage is the form of every virtue at the testing point.

Ever notice how seldom we lose control when frustrated by our boss, but how often we do when annoyed by friends or family?

Entering the waters of baptism is something we do. The be that must precede it is faith in Jesus Christ and a mighty change of heart.