Set Aside your Best Gift for a Better Love
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” (John 1:14). Last night some dear friends took Kristi and I to a Christmas concert…
Tag: Love for Neighbors
Speaking the Truth in Love
Conflict. It’s inevitable in marriage and our other close relationships. When you love someone you’ll have misunderstandings, disagreements, and hurt feelings in that relationship. This…
The Power to be Kind to Difficult People
Most days we find ourselves up close to someone we’d rather not deal with. (And often it’s a family member or friend!) Perhaps the person…
The Pastor of the Grocery Store
A young man named Johnny had Downs Syndrome and worked as a grocery store bagger. He didn’t feel that he had much to offer other…
The Love You Long For
If you were asked, “What is love?” How would you answer? Most people define love by expressions of care or generosity, which are essential to…
The Advent of Your God-Dream
Advent means “come.” At Christmastime we celebrate the miracle birth of “Immanuel,” God come to be with us. Jesus Christ was born to the virgin…
One Anothers in Scripture
There are 56 One Anothers in the New Testament of the Bible. Each expresses a different aspect of Jesus’ command to “love one another.” They…
Chew your Cud on God’s Word
To meditate on God’s Word is to be like a cow chewing it’s cud. As it lays in the field and as it stands or…
“The Little Way” of Service
Serving other people doesn’t usually win you any awards, but it is the way of Jesus Christ and his followers. Serving people as unto Christ…