Posts with the category “love”
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Would you help someone in need, or walk on by?
October 19th, 2021
"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way the... Read More
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A moving story of love
April 30th, 2019
“One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: ‘Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?’ Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your... Read More
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Fear, anxiety, and love
February 19th, 2019
“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” (1 John 4:18)I am a very fearful person. I often fe... Read More
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Your presence matters
April 10th, 2018
Today’s post is adapted from the May 24th, 2016 post.“Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, ‘Sit here while I go over there and pray.’ He took Peter and... Read More
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How do you develop a LOVE for God?
November 1st, 2016
“Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: ‘Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?’ J... Read More
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So many people, so little time
July 26th, 2016
“I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward.” (Mark 9:41)One of the challenges of pastoral ministry is that th... Read More
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Love your neighbors
July 12th, 2016
“Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: ‘Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?’ J... Read More
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The gift of your presence
May 24th, 2016
Today’s post is adapted from the February 18th, 2014 post.“Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, ‘Sit here while I go over there and pray.’ He took Pete... Read More
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Marketing the Church
April 19th, 2016
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:34-35)When I was... Read More
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True love is more than flowers and candy
February 16th, 2016
“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being roote... Read More
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Same-sex marriage and the church
June 30th, 2015
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest comman... Read More
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Are you loving or enabling?
June 9th, 2015
"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.Each one should test his own actions. Then he c... Read More
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The cost of being the Good Samaritan... or of walking on by
July 8th, 2014
“In reply Jesus said: ‘A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest... Read More
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The gift of your presence (2014)
February 18th, 2014
“Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, ‘Sit here while I go over there and pray.’ He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began... Read More