Tag: Jesus
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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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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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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 When You’ve Been Hurt
Loving others when you’re not always loved back is hard. It’s unfair. It’s painful. And it can be terrifying. I’m lucky that I haven’t been hurt by those I love as many other people I know. But I know a basic human principle: when something hurts, you tend to shy away from it in… Read more
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Romance Tropes in the Bible (Part 1): Enemies to Lovers
One of the most common tropes or stereotypes in storytelling is “enemies to lovers.” Essentially, the characters who find themselves pitted against each other in the beginning, eventually form bonds of mutual respect and then love. A tale as old as time. I would argue that man (you, me, us) and God are the original… Read more