We found a letter from someone we’d never met. Despite being marked “personal”, we’re reading it aloud.

Peter wrote some things in the bible that are shocking to the modern ear. Things we don’t like to hear and are hard to understand.

Sheep are not smart, stray easily, and need a shepherd to survive. Ditto for us, despite our best efforts. Fortunately, we have Jesus–our shepherd–who goes to extremes to save us.

A life built on something other than Jesus is like a pet rock. You can call it a life, but it’s so much less than the real thing.

Remember the “got milk?” ad campaign? Well, Peter is asking us to get spiritual “milk” to grow as Christians.

We pray, but do we really expect God to answer? And what happens when He does?

It’s a lesson on not rejecting people.

Peter can’t help but speak about what God has done. We should be like him.

Not every day is sunshine and smiles. So where is God when we encounter the storms of life?