But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. (1 Thessalonians 4:13 ESV)

I can't watch sports on replay. They are boring because I know the outcome. The highs and lows of the games are evened out when I know the outcome. Would you watch the Superbowl this week if you already knew the final score?

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.  (James 1:22-24 ESV)

One of the most troubling realizations of the gospels is seeing that Jesus' greatest opponents were not liars, thieves, or cheats but religious groups that were troubled by his love for others and true pursuit of God. You would think then that when followers of Jesus came together, they would run as far and fast