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James Caughey Recently, I found myself sifting through a treasury of archives. What I found were writings and thoughts of Christian missionaries and leaders from the 20th century. As I reflect back on what I read, one consistent theme prevailed: Urgency. “...some men’s passion is for gold, other men’s passion is for fame, but my passion is for souls.” - William Booth As I look back at the life I have lived, and with each day that the Lord blesses me with…I find myself refle

Un·pre·ten·tious adjective not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed. “Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!” Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.”

Un·pre·ten·tious adjective not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed. Unpretentious. When I think of a word that should describe a Christian, I think of unpretentious. The act of becoming more like Jesus (1 Jn 2:6) should inevitably lead to the desire for less of oneself and more of Him (Jn 3:30). I was reminded of this lesson one day as I found myself praying in a labyrinth. As I walked to the int