"If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also... If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles..." This may provoke in you a sense of violation. It goes against what you have learned about standing up for yourself, standing up for what is right. That is exactly the point. It may provoke the same in your assailant, and that may provide an opening for God’s prime objective: reaching the lost.

Even for the mature and outwardly humble Christian, self-talk frequently remains the greatest bastion of pride in the believer’s heart.

I recently saw a post from a friend of mine, and it got me thinking. I thought about how art can speak to our hearts in ways logic...