Put Away Your Wallets
I don’t know how they do the offering or collection in your church. In mine we usually ask the Lord to receive our gifts and then the ushers come forward and the music plays. Sometimes a soloist sings,...
View ArticleHow do you fall (back) in love?
... for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise the other.(Matthew 6:24 NASB) I am having one of those chicken – egg moments (and no I don’t mean that I am...
View ArticleDoes God Hate Sinners? ~ Friday Q&A
My wife heard a speaker the other day say: “We say that God loves the sinner but hates the sin, but the Bible says that God hates sinners.” This declaration was startling and unsettling to my wife and...
View ArticleShould I Stay Or Should I Go? | Given Breath
Should I Stay Or Should I Go? She brought me a toothbrush, and a clean pair of yoga pants. And underwear. She didn’t ask if I needed some skivvies before schlepping across town to hug her friend at the...
View ArticleJesus Felt a Love for Him
Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said to him, - Mark 10:21 Here is a detail that the other gospel writers omit in this encounter with the rich young ruler. Jesus brought him to the place...
View ArticleHer Light SO Shines ~ SoS Saturday
Who is this that grows like the dawn, As beautiful as the full moon, As pure as the sun, As awesome as an army with banners? Song of Songs 6:10 When we started the Song, our maiden’s self assessment...
View ArticleThe Simplicity of Love
This one thought makes its way into my mind almost every day. Love is simple. I didn’t say it was easy, but it’s simple. I see all around me very complex problems with no apparent solution. I see...
View ArticleFriday Road Trip
You might argue that loving God means protecting His truth with a ferocious zeal. What if our love for Jesus drew us to protect His body with a ferocious zeal. You see - knowledge should lead us to...
View ArticleRoyal Seal – SoS Saturday
Put me like a seal over your heart, Like a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death, Jealousy is as severe as Sheol; Its flashes are flashes of fire, The very flame of the LORD. Song of Songs...
View ArticleDefine This Thing Called LOVE
For love is as strong as death, Jealousy is as severe as Sheol; Song of Songs 8:6 NASB This couplet is loaded. Were there ever two stronger statements about the love Jesus has for His bride. As you...
View ArticleI Had a Fight With My Wife.
My wife and I had a fight last week. It was a doozy! The other man—he was in the fight too. So why am I telling you about it? You see, we fight together. The other man—I should say Man, He’s on our...
View ArticleOne Simple Command
When Israel found themselves in times of testing, the Lord would use those times to know the heart of His people, to see if they would keep His commands. (See Deuteronomy 8:2) The Lord Jesus left us...
View ArticleAgape’s Crazy Math
Have you ever noticed God’s funny math, especially when it comes to love? Jesus boils all the law into these two commands… Jesus answered, "The foremost is, 'HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE...
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