When is the last time you were uncomfortable? American society is built on the idea that we can and should be comfortable. But sometimes comfort isn’t a good thing. In fact, sometimes it’s when we’re uncomfortable that God does His greatest work in us.
We’ve all had labels applied to us. Though sometimes they build us up, most often they tear us down: dumb, worthless, stupid, handicapped… labels have the power to create a caricature of who we actually are, and they dehumanize us in the process. One person in Jesus’ lineage carried a destructive label, and in today’s […]