God and I have a history. Over 35 years ago I decided that I wanted to follow Jesus in a tiny, little church in Southwestern Ohio. I'm quite certain that at eight years old, I didn't understand how my faith would be sustained as I continued to grow deeper roots. Jesus had captured my heart and I knew I wanted to give my life to following Him. I'm also quite certain that I don't fully understand all it means to give my life to Him today. Yet, I absolutely know that I do! I tend to think in questions. The ones swirling around my mind now include: What does it look like to fully give my life to Jesus? What is required of me to follow hard after Him? How can I best reveal God to this world I live in? Jesus kept it pretty simple when he responded to a group of Pharisees. Here's how the encounter went... (Matthew 22:35-40) One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" J
trying my best to practice the ways of Jesus in the ordinary, everyday