1 John 4:19 "We love because he first loved us." (ESV) Today's Thought I have no research to back this up, but I think that “Jesus loves me” was once a startling and surprising lyric. Could he reign? Yes! Could he judge? Absolutely! But LOVE little old me? Well, doesn’t he have better things to do … Continue reading Of course he does, I’m marvelous!
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Lose the guilt
Philippians 2:3-4 “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” (NIV) Today's Thought There are certain bible passages that, to me, are like the mail carrier. They just keep coming back. And … Continue reading Lose the guilt
“I guess nobody loves me”
1 Peter 4:8 "Above all, love each other deeply..." (NIV) Today's Thought My friends, today it’s really simple. A few months ago I was in the common room of a nursing home. It’s where the residents pick up their mail. A nearby elevator door opened and two ladies came out pushing their walkers. Going to the … Continue reading “I guess nobody loves me”
Intentionally in light of eternity
1 John 3:18 "let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth." (ESV) Today's Thought Music takes what you feel and believe on a deep level and gives it expression in a way that you couldn't by yourself. Quite often when we hear a song that we love we just can’t … Continue reading Intentionally in light of eternity
Is there an “except-when-online” clause?
Luke 6:31 “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” Luke 6:31 (NIV) Today's Thought We live in the information age. Facebook has 700,000,000 users. In case you’re not a math whiz… that’s a lot! Information is being produced at an incredible rate. It’s also being consumed at an incredible rate. One … Continue reading Is there an “except-when-online” clause?
The greatest disease
Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue…” (ESV) Today's Thought After her marriage with the Prince of Wales fell apart, Princess Diana said this: “The greatest disease in the world is the disease of being unloved.” Unloved. There are a lot of diseases out there. Terrible diseases. They ravish bodies … Continue reading The greatest disease
WWJAD
Matthew 5:44 "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" (NIV) Today's Thought Remember those WWJD bracelets? WWJD stands for “What would Jesus do?” It was a movement that inspired countless people to pause, think things through, and act more like Jesus. But one of the things that concerns me is when people … Continue reading WWJAD
