Tag: church
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Let Them Hear of our Love
Ephesians 1:15a says, “For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love” Paul was thankful for a group of Christians in Ephesians because he had been hearing reports of their steadfast faith and their love for each other. This is just one example of the fact that when… Read more
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Love Must Come First
Love truly surpasses all. But it can get easy to lose sight of that. I find 1 Corinthians 13 to be the most convicting passages in all of scripture. 1 Corinthians 13:1-2, “If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a… Read more
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Romance Tropes in the Bible (Part 2): Second Chance at Love
Continuing with my romance tropes in the Bible series from a little while ago, I want to discuss the “second chance at love” trope. I believe this trope originated in the human heart because of our “second chance at love” with God. People love the concept of two people who were formerly in love being… Read more
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May Love Abound
Like all good things, the Lord desires for us to experience love in abundance. We are meant to love and be loved deeply, and we can do that safely because of God. He is love and therefore the source of our feelings of love and the foundations of our loving action can and should come… Read more
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When You Can’t Feel God’s Love
Lately, I’ve felt disconnected from God. There has been a lot of change in my life. And I have seen so many hurting people around me that believing God deeply loves them and me feels challenging. But I know who he is. He doesn’t owe us anything. We betrayed him, and he still sent his… Read more
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Loving G0d When You’re Angry With Him
I love God, but sometimes I struggle to feel as though I like him. Times when family friends die in childbirth, Christian coworkers’ children get stage four cancer, and loved ones are treated poorly by those who should be defending them seem to put me at odds with my Maker. Intellectually, I know that God… Read more
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Accepting Love When You Feel Unworthy
One of the devil’s favorite tactics is to root a deep sense of shame in people that keeps them from love. I’ve experienced it. People I love have experienced it. Feeling unworthy makes it really hard not to resist the love you are shown. And when shame comes in, we can become self-destructive, trying to… Read more
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Enduring Love
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 says “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” Loving… Read more
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Love and Loud Roommates
I live with four other young women, who like to make a LOT of noise. They have dance parties in the kitchen while they clean. They loudly yell your name when you walk into the room. Karaoke is a common pastime. And their love languages, almost universally, are quality time. Essentially, that means they… Read more
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Why isn’t the Church known for love? We don’t eat together anymore.
Why isn’t the American church a place of deep, profound love? John 13:35 says, “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (ESV). The church should be known for the love of believers. And yet, in 2022, a survey found that about half of “non-religious”… Read more