ldquo I rsquo m sorry rdquo Karen said apologizing for her flowing tears After the death of her husband she stretched herself to care for her teenage kids When men from church provided a weekend camping excursion to entertain them and give her a break Karen wept with gratitude apologizing over and over for her tears Why do so many of us apologize for our tears Simon a Pharisee invited Jesus to dinner In the middle of the meal as Jesus reclined at the table a woman who had lived a sinful life brought an alabaster jar of perfume ldquo [... more]

Helen Roseveare an English missionary physician in the African Congo was taken prisoner by rebels during the Simba Rebellion in Beaten and abused by her captors she suffered terribly In the days that followed she found herself asking ldquo Is it worth it rdquo As she began to ponder the cost of following Jesus she sensed God speaking to her about it Years later she explained to an interviewer ldquo When the awful moments came during the rebellion and the price seemed too high to pay the Lord seemed to say to me lsquo Change the question It rsquo s [... more]