Jesus said "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; AS I have loved you". What's new about that? Can you be a follower of Jesus and not actually 'follow' Him. Does He really expect us to 'obey' His 'commandments'?

The only thing man can do that pleases God is reflect the attributes of Christ. It seems that we have forgotten what His attributes are. When Jesus said "You should do as I have done..." what had He just done? Something you most likely won't.

So often we miss the whole point. It's not about collecting 'blessings'. Don't mistake God's silence as a sign of His approval on our bad behavior. The purpose of God isn't to give us land and goats- but to make us more like Christ. It's only the attributes of Christ that impress God, nothing else.

We must be constantly vigilant to set our worldly kingdom desires aside and be willing to submit our will to Christs will.

There are things your Christian coloring books just can't communicate. We've taken the slaughterhouse out of the sacrifice. We've wiped off the blood and made it into jewelry. "Oh the beauty of the cross!" Really? I've never heard anyone say that when it comes time to take up their own cross.

What do you think about when you see a handicap child? Do you judge God? Do you see them as a blessing or a curse?

When somebody says "it's just love", it makes me want to punch them in the mouth! Seriously though, it's not that easy. While studying this I realized my desperate need to be more like Him.

We have mangled the SOTM by taking most verses out of context. It's amazing how our interpretations contradict what Christ is actually saying. Are we to withhold the pearls of God's kingdom from those we deem as 'unworthy'? Or is Christ telling us not to take the pearls of His kingdom and use them wrongly for personal gain?

The first pages of this book are gold to be mined.

The perfect man and the perfect woman and they ruined it! How did this happen?

Do you ever warm your flesh by the fires of the world?

Peter, warmed himself by a fire, while Christ endured spit and fist.