Posts with the tag “commitment”

Time Is Not Yours to Conquer: It Is a Gift to StewardThere is a moment in the Gospel of John when two grieving sisters say almost the exact same thing to Jesus. Mary says it. Martha says it. Word for word, the same sentence: "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." It is a sentence soaked in grief, in faith, and in something that every human being who has ever watched a clock ...  Read More

The Courage to Commit: Offering Ourselves Fully to God and One AnotherModern commitment life reveals a quiet irony. We readily subscribe to services, lease vehicles, buy insurance, agree to terms, and make financial pledges to strangers. We swipe and tap credit cards, promising repayment without much thought. Our commitments are frequent yet often made with little deliberation. However, when asked...  Read More