I don’t love being stretched beyond where I’m comfortable. It’s painful and often hard, but also can be incredibly rewarding. As I was getting ready to teach at a conference last week, I ran across the story of Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch out of Acts 8. It’s a powerful story of obedience. Philip was obedient to follow the instruction of the angel of the Lord to go to the desert, not knowing why he was being sent. The Ethiopian man in this story was of a high class and served in the court of the Queen. He was riding in his … [Read more...]