Sometimes, we will say, "We all have our crosses to bear. My cross is my supervisor at work," or "My cross is this health problem," or "My cross is this relative."

But I think we have lost the meaning of the cross.

If you were living in first-century Jerusalem and saw someone surrounded by Roman guards and carrying a cross down the street, there would be no question in your mind where that person was going. You would know that he was about to be taken outside of the city, laid on the cross, and crucified.

Someone carrying a cross was someone who was about to die.

So when Jesus said, "Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me," His disciples would have understood what He meant.

Taking up the cross speaks of dying to ourselves and wanting God's will more than our own. It does not mean that your life is ruined when you decide to walk with God.

What it does mean is that you...

Some encouraging emails we received in March from our listeners around the world:

Location: Nigeria
Comments: The Allworship radio is a great blessing to me especially in a nation where religious radio stations are not permitted in order to avoid religious internal conflicts. As a Christian, I get comfort from your radio station. It is far reaching. Keep it up. The newsletters have always been a blessing full. Thank you and God bless you.

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Comments: Good morning! Just wanted to thank you for being there for us. Every morning, I listen to Allworship. It allows me to honor Him with praise.

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Our other ministry, The Christian Heart, highlights what people do in their everyday life to show their love for Jesus. Our mission is to encourage Christians to put their faith into action. Here is one of our stories from last week: 

A DEVASTATING LOSS, A BOLDER FAITH
I am a New Yorker, a painter, a wife, a soon-to-be mother and a sister who recently lost a sibling. Growing up, I was the youngest of five in my strong Italian-American family. We lost our brother, Matt, in the summer of 2015 to addiction. He was forty-eight. When I think of Matt, I tell everyone he was the smartest of us all, but more importantly he was loving, kind, caring and really funny. During his funeral, friends from everywhere flocked to comfort our family. They told of how his humor and love impacted their lives in such positive ways. It's sad to think of someone with twenty years of addiction, because you start to think he didn't get to finish his purpose, but he did. He impacted me and others in ways that...