Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.     –John 15:13  FROG : I’m sorry to be late Toad. I was wrapping your gift.  TOAD : Oh. For me?  FROG : Yes.  TOAD :  I can  open it?  FROG : Of course.   – A Year with Frog and Toad   While on earth, Jesus empowered twelve men to be His disciples. The Bible acknowledges these men as set apart by Jesus for the mission of spreading the gospel. In Matthew 10, Jesus instructs the twelve disciples

Hopefully, everyone has had the experience of having a wise mentor. During my time in graduate school for directing, I had two great mentors. The first mentor challenged me in many ways by always questioning why I thought a certain way about a topic. She pushed me to widen my preconceived ways of thinking.

One of the most humanizing stories of friendship comes from the Old Testament story of Job, a righteous man blessed with many blessings, who lost all his possessions, children, and even his own health.

Surrendering her own choices and willingly leaving her homeland and family, Ruth demonstrates the great gift of friendship and loyalty to Naomi despite the uncertainty of a future in Israel.

We all have that one friend who is especially capable of speaking truth into our lives. Due to God’s sovereignty, He makes us to cross paths with certain people with whom we have a close bond.