In the end, everything has been entrusted to our protection, and all of us are responsible for it. Be protectors of God’s gifts!
- Pope Francis
Sheepdogs resemble the wolf, with fangs and the capacity for violence. He is a constant reminder that there are wolves in the land. The sheep would prefer a world without the sheepdog…until the wolf arrives.
In one word, every commander should keep constantly before him the great truth, that to be well obeyed, he must be perfectly esteemed.
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. - Mark Twain (1835-1910)
“The best stories you’ll ever tell begin with ‘don’t tell” – perhaps for a weak leader or a terrible parent. Be amused, but be warned – decisions like this are our undoing.
Twenty seconds into this spot Dad has a decision to make. There is no doubt what is important to him. Are you as clear?
You must be ready to fight, with confidence, with purpose, with all your heart. Resolve to act – even if it means you could lose everything.
Knowing that God is real and that His word is reliable is hard amidst all the competing messages in the world. To live your life like you know it is even harder. Harder still is making the pursuit of that knowledge, with increasing faith, your life’s highest priority. This is the kind of radical faith we are being called to; a strong, unshakable, deliberate confidence in the character of God, even when you do not understand His ways and when the rest of the world says you are mad.
As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners are confident and focused. They willingly stand up to the worst the world can offer. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood.
Deitrich Bonhoeffer’s transition from theologian to conspirator in an assassination plot is important reading for anyone looking for insight on applying Christian ethics to life today.