A couple of weeks ago I officiated our nephew’s wedding. We stayed in a Memphis hotel. The hotel was nice, but it was not home. There’s a huge difference! We took a suitcase to the hotel with a few possessions, but our home contains all our possessions.

Have you ever planned a surprise birthday party? You get everything ready in secret. You get the friends to show up unannounced. You get the balloons, streamers, and gifts. All is prepared and the lights are turned off. She walks in the door and “SURPRISE!”

To get the right answer, it is important to ask the right question. Asking, “How big is your faith?” is really the wrong question to ask. The right question to ask is, “How big is the object of your faith?”

Reason number one: I’m a lone ranger. I don’t need others to help me grow in following Jesus. Like a newborn baby, just put me on the back porch so I can feed myself and take care of myself. Who needs a family anyway?