Christian life is a life of change. God is transforming us into the image of Christ. He works on us from the inside out. He provides power so we can obey His commands. Today we look at God's love towards us and how we are to show to show that love to others.

If you truly identify with Christ, you will make enemies. You become a rebel to the world. Since you will make enemies if you are obedient to God, it is necessary to figure out a way to get rid of them.

I was on the front porch when you drove by and I waved, thinking the birth of a rare Malayan tapir calf --- a strange looking short necked long-faced mammal ---in the Tacoma, Washington zoo is an important event to those of us who grew up as oddballs, watching the mother nuzzle her child, reminding us of aunts, uncles, and parents who noticed our awkwardness and through kindness guided us over the rocky reefs of our formative years.