Jesus wept
Because of our savior’s love, he wept, he prayed, and moved forward in obedience to his father so that not just those in Jerusalem might be saved but that all people everywhere might be saved.
When loving my neighbor meant returning his horse from my front lawn
Paul said it this way: “Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.”
Review your spiritual disciplines
The Pharisees asked Jesus what the greatest commandment was, and he answered:
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” And Jesus then added a second command: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Three prayers, three gifts—nothing could be better at Christmas!
The little letter of Jude gives us the perfect Christmas list: “May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.”
The things we do for love, especially the love we believers know
The things we do for love might be crazy, but the things we do for Christ’s love can change the world.
Better than a model: four ways I’m trying to be a reflection
Dean asked writers to tell how they’re being a model of their faith. I prefer to think about it in slightly different terms.
How this ‘new commandment’ addresses a problem as old as time
Jesus said his followers are to be known for their love. But the struggle against hatred is real.
Heaven to earth as a grace ambassador—seven days every week!
When we live, love, and lead like Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit, we are being ambassadors of Heaven.
The wind of God’s Spirit, the impact of our demonstrated love
What if our job is not to convince, but just to love? What if all we know is a barrier to learning what will really impact our neighbor?
An alternative to the nipping and yipping so common in our culture
We can’t turn to any media outlet without hearing the back-and-forth attacks, confrontations, or accusations. Scripture shows a better way.
When loving my neighbor meant returning his horse from my front lawn
It was the middle of the night, and my oldest daughter, a teenager at the time, woke me up distressed and confused. “Dad, I think there is a horse outside my window,” she said.
Why our calling includes much more than simply avoiding the ‘big’ sins
Paul lists several “big sins,” and most of us do pretty well avoiding them. But we may miss the positive command he adds to his instruction.
Persecution is happening in many places, but probably not to you
Christians in America may encounter pushback to their faith. But we have not experienced persecution like that known by millions worldwide.