what's in a name?

"what's in an name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet..." -Juliet

People are probably wondering why I've named this blog the way I have. Those who know me are either like "He's got a great heart! Why'd he name it like that?" or "Often? How about always?" At any rate, the name comes from a note I recieved last Christmas from a girl who has become my best friend in the world. She gave me a quote from missionary Jim Elliot that read, "What good is Greek, commentary, books, study, and the like, if there is no heart for Christ?" She said I have that heart, which she often lacks. As awesome as she is, I'm not always sure if I do have the heart I need to have, a heart that loves those who hurt others, a heart who forgives those who turn others off to Christ as much as those who are easily marked as "sinners". The heart of Jesus. That's the heart I often lack. That's the heart all of us often lack, and it's the heart we have to find to live.