While the word "hero" is often tossed around casually in our society, it is frequently used in situations where it doesn't truly apply. But the life of Joseph is truly a heroic life.

The stories Jesus told offer insights that are just as valid for us two-thousand years after the fact as they were for his original audience. This one passes along a very important message about our foundational attitude.

These days, many professing Christ-followers live lives unduly defined and irrationally controlled by fear. The consequences are catastrophic.