Welcome to a bonus episode of The Daily Article. I'm Chris Elkins narrating today's

podcast written by Dr. Jim Denison. The title of today's bonus episode,

Jimmy Hoffa is still missing, The Power of Persistence and Privilege of Kingdom Service.

The whereabouts of Jimmy Hoffa is one of the enduring mysteries of my generation.

The Teamsters boss and organized crime figure disappeared in 1975 while meeting with reputed

mobsters. Many attempts to find him, alive or dead, have ensued over the years. Now the FBI has

completed a search of a former landfill under the Pulaski

Skyway in Jersey City. This, after reports that Hoffa's body, had been delivered there in

1975, placed in a steel drum, and buried with other barrels, bricks, and dirt. However,

according to an FBI spokeswoman, nothing of evidentiary value was

discovered during that search. She added, the FBI will continue to pursue any viable lead in our

efforts to locate Mr. Hoffa. Most people familiar with the story presume that Jimmy Hoffa died in

1975 or sometime soon thereafter. He was born in 1913. If he were still alive,

he would be 109 years old. As a result, while I'm grateful for the FBI and others who seek to enforce

our laws, I'm glad I'm not tasked with finding the remains of a dead man. To the contrary,

followers of Jesus are called to serve the cause of a living Lord.

However, we are to be at least as persistent in our calling as the FBI has been in theirs.

And even more so, one could argue, since the stakes of our obedience are eternal for us and everyone we influence.

How can we choose persistence and faithfulness, whatever the cost?

2 Timothy 2 is a clarion call to spiritual perseverance.

In verse 1, the chapter begins,

You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

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