When Darlene and I first became Jesus followers we found ourselves in a church where a revival had been happening for several months. Even though the fervor was dying down we saw many miracles. Marriages restored, adversaries reconciled, and new believers added to the church were the norm. Our eyes were certainly opened to aspects of being a Jesus follower that we had never known or previously experienced, even though we both grew up going to church regularly.

Foundations for Living founders, Dick and Susan Driedger, were also profoundly impacted by the same revival. In fact, Dick left his employment to lead a discipleship ministry for all the people who were becoming Jesus followers in the church they attended.

This statement was true when Jesus spoke it and it is still true today. The people in Jesus day were very ready for the coming of Messiah. Some 400 years had passed since a prophet had spoken. The people were living in the hope that some very old prophecies about Messiah would come true in their lifetime.

Why does Jesus call "Love One Another" a new command? Multiple times in the old testament and in multiple situations, prior to this event, in the new testament era, Jesus told his followers to love one another, to love their neighbors as themselves, to show love to the poor, etc.

I have come through the Easter weekend of 2024 profoundly touched by what Jesus did for me and for you and for everyone else as well by his death on a Roman cross.

Along with her deep faith, the captioned phrase was a key factor in driving Francis Cabrini to accomplish all that she was able to do in her life.