So many of us are eager to avoid a challenge as if it were a horrid disease. But those that desire to change the world must learn to embrace it as a necessary guide to greatness. Eric introduces us to the historic Christian mindset toward challenges, which surely invite you to the idea of living a bit closer to the Dangerous Edge.

Family Night: Choristers performance and Dr. Dan Bellamy – using adult-size balloons to portray the story of David and Goliath. God builds dangerous men and women—unstoppable, indefatigable men and women—that don’t accept the stop signs of cultural correctness as valid reasons to slow down. But instead, they live lives according to the prerogative of heaven—driving forward when heaven’s stop light shines green. This sort of man or woman sets captives free and turns the world’s status quo on its head

Chorale performance. James, the apostle, commissions us to consider it pure joy when we encounter difficulties and trials. There are a thousand excuses to avoid putting such a strange command into practice. As a result, we lack power intrinsic to the fervent obedient Christian life. Maybe this message can help to change that

King Albert of Belgium is an unsung hero of the past century. His actions in World War I model a spiritual decisiveness that is strangely lacking from rank-and-file Christians of our day. He stood against evil and refused to back down even at great cost to his life and homeland.

May 1940 was a dark month in world history. The evil Nazi regime led by Adolf Hitler aggressively took control of Europe. Country after country fell before overwhelming Nazi forces; only Great Britain was left where Winston Churchill led in impossible circumstances. He set us an example to follow. When all goes dark here on earth—don’t for a moment think that the light has gone out in heaven.