I have a plea. Take a stand for Christ. So often Christians seem to take the passive approach to Christianity. We don't want to offend anyone, we don't want to upset anyone. We're too worried about what "man" thinks. In Matthew 10:22 Jesus tells us "And you will be hated by all for My name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved". Can you endure? Jesus was beaten beyond recognition, hung on a cross and died for you and me and we're worried about what "man" thinks? Imagine if the disciples had felt the way a lot of us feel. They didn't care about how "man" would treat them. All they cared about was there love for Jesus Christ and spreading his word. That's the way we need to be as well. Isaiah 58:1 tells us "Cry aloud, spare not; Lift up your voice like a trumpet; Tell my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins." It's time we stopped taking a backseat to everyone else and start taking a stand for our Lord Jesus Christ. If "man" has a problem with the message, then they need to take it up with God and they need to realize we share the love of Christ with them because we love them, not because we want to point fingers or are judgemental but because of the love we have for Christ. In Luke 11:28 Jesus says "More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!" We need to spread his word, for some, that's the only way they're going to hear it and see it. Shine your light for everyone to see and share the news of Jesus Christ! Take a stand and rejoice in our Savior. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son.... I think that's the least that we can do.