“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”— John 15:13 When I was a kid, I grew up admiring the military uniform from afar. Living on the East Coast, I was surrounded by history that was only a short drive away—Harpers Ferry, Point Lookout, Gettysburg, and Antietam…
There is an inspirational aspect to reading about biblical and historical heroes. People like Ezra, whom we studied on Sunday, are rare. Uniquely gifted by God for a specific task and with unusual authority. As I said on Sunday, they’re men that cannot be duplicated. The authority from God that they had is unique for redemptive history. I put…
