Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I know a lot of people think Valentine's Day is just for married people, or maybe two people who are dating, and honestly in one sense it is. However, I also think it's a great opportunity to share the love of God with our fellow Believers and even non-Christians! After all 1 John says that we love others because He loves us. In the American culture, we tend to view love as an ooey gooey feeling a guy and a girl get before they get married. But love is so much more than that. My church's youth director put it like this: true love is sacrificing one's desires for someone else's. Love involves sacrifice, serving, and dedication. God showed the ultimate display of love when He died for us on that cross two thousand years ago. That was sacrifice. Soon before His death, Jesus was literally washing the dirty feet of His disciples, one of whom betraye...