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Keep it simple
Scariest verse from my reading this morning: “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.” (Matt. 22:29)
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The withdrawing hand of God
Reading for today: Ps. 30, 32, 42, 43 Ez. 49:21-29 Phil. 4:10-20 John 17:20-26
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Violence is our DNA
Reflections the day after another school shooting.
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The impossible task of defining “love”
We are called to love our neighbors as ourselves. Our biggest question then becomes, “Well, what do you mean by ‘love’?”
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Discipleship is about radical love
“… I would argue that the instruction to love enemies is ‘the very genius of Christianity.’ And this ‘genius’ command mandates nothing less than that we are to demonstrate to all people the kind of love God demonstrated toward us while we were yet enemies (Rom. 5:10; Eph. 5:1-2). This is precisely why, after defining the kind of love that…
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Creative Power
The discovery of the Creator is not only the belief in the First Cause… It is also — and first and foremost — the discovery of love. To create means not only to reveal power, omnipotence that surpasses all, but also it means: to give being, existence and goodness, therefore — to love! — Pope John Paul II, In God’s Hands:…
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True love
“Love is not merely affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.” (CS Lewis)
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Loving truth AND loving others
1 Cor. 13:6 — Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. (NIV) The careful walk we must take in the Spirit is to understand we want to communicate with kindness, but we cannot work so hard on being kind that we neglect truth. Then, there is the other side that gives little regard for kindness because TRUTH is…
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The Radical Love of Christ
1 Corinthians 13. I usually avoid this chapter because it was so abused at weddings over the years. Coming back to this chapter as an “ancient well” in my spiritual reading is always the toughest passage to visit. But it is so needed. Especially in the Body of Christ. Especially in this day. The Corinthians church was into spiritual superiority.…
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Is Love “Fluffy”?
1 John is so full of the word “love” it has to give the Rambo types in the theological world ulcers. It’s probably why Mark Driscoll may stay away from it. But the concept of “love” is what needs work. We have this mushy definition of, “I am what I am and you need to accept and affirm all of…
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