Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 “Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Facing the … Continue reading
“You and I are not the only ones who have an assignment gift. Each of us has a spiritual assignment. Only when we see that our gift is part of the team called the body of Christ do we convert … Continue reading
“If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.” “All these [gifts] are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each … Continue reading
“We extend the grace of the Jesus Creed when we listen to the good news that God is not a boundary-maker but a boundary-breaker.” (p 243) Which is easier for you, making boundaries or breaking boundaries ? … Continue reading
McKnight names four principles of boundary-breaking love – “# 1 – Other people are listening to God; # 2 – Resistance to boundary-breaking is normal; # 3 – God is impartial; # 4 – God dwells with all who face … Continue reading
Peter: “God has shown me that I should not call anyone profane or unclean.” Acts 10:28 “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to … Continue reading
“This covering-of-wrongs-love shows us why Peter uses the word ekteme, ‘strenuously,’ again. Love stretches us, but it also stretches itself over the wrongs and faults of others. Instead of accusing, resourceful love sees and understands, see and forgives, sees and … Continue reading
“Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sin.” 1 Peter 4:8 “Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind,” 1 Peter … Continue reading
“We are sometimes tempted to reduce love to indescribable emotion suddenly emerging in our breast and weakening our knees. This emotion makes our hands break into a cold sweat and keeps us awake at night. Those fresh chemical responses in … Continue reading
“Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.” 1 John 4:8 “For this is the message you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.” 1 John 3:11 Facing the Day – Join … Continue reading