LOVE means so many different things to so many people. When some school age children where asked what was the one word that described GOD the overall answer was: love. Our Savior JESUS CHRIST went to the Cross to endure a horrible death to save all of us sinners. HE endured suffering for us all … More WHAT DOES LOVE COMPEL?
We have turned the pages of the calendar and it is February. Everyone remembers those they love on February 14th. We remember those we have lost and those very close to us. Love seems to be all around…….but lately you have to wonder. You wonder how brutally hurtful and awful man is to his fellow … More FOR THE SAKE OF LOVE
There really is too much of it now……..hurt, despair, emptiness and grief. America has seen plenty in the past year. And what about you dear one? Where are you in all of this? Is your soul filled or hollowed out? Maybe what you are feeling is just plain worn out, or what you have recently … More FILL SOMEONE’S HOLLOW SPACE
GOD’S Holy desire for us is to be merciful to one another and in so doing we must humble ourselves and consider others before we think of ourselves. We need to be selfless and extend the hands of mercy all around us. Another word we can use for mercy is lovingkindness. I love that word! … More EXTENDERS OF MERCY
If you think on it, someone, somewhere made a sacrifice for you to be where you are in life today. Your parents or a relative or teacher or even a close friend somewhere, or sometime made a sacrifice for you. Have you thanked them? This sacrifice may have been big or small, but however it … More IT’S ALL SACRIFICE
My husband and I recently celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. We didn’t do those special things people do on those big dates like cruises or Europe trips. But we still honored our day with a nice dinner at one of our favorite restaurants. Looking back it’s hard to realize where all those years have gone! … More IT’S ALL A LOVE WALK
DO YOU EVER WRESTLE WITH GOD? You know the kind…….where you are on your knees, down and dirty in the trenches asking HIM all sorts of things, tears flowing, body shaking? Do you throw your hands up in frustration saying ” it’s not fair” or “LORD, I just don’t get it!” We cannot deny those feelings … More WRESTLE WELL
The more free we are of self-love, the more freedom we have to love others and to love GOD. Self-love is so consuming isn’t it? If we consider others more worthy than ourselves, then self-love just isn’t in the equation. The Bible says this about self-love……. 2 TIMOTHY 3: 1-2 “BUT KNOW THIS, THAT IN … More THE MORE LOVELY JESUS APPEARS
My Dad had a saying that always makes me smile when I remember it: Everyone puts their pants on the same, one leg at a time! Everyone means all……no one is excluded. As human beings we all are really the same in nature. All you have to do is room with someone and those basic … More YES……..EVERYONE.
The Christian road we all walk is not always an easy one. If you think on it, we walk counter to the culture. I was always taught that if I walked along the side of the road to always walk against the traffic so that I could see the oncoming cars. In a way we … More WALK A ROAD OF WELCOME
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