The responsibility of love: To keep another's heart safe
03634 – The Central Tenet of Christianity
The central tenet of Christianity as it has come down to us is that we are to reach out when our instinct is to pull inward; to give when we want to take; to love when we are inclined to hate; to include when are tempted to exclude."
03632 – What Love Looks Like
What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks...
03628 – Falling in Love
He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.-----------------------------------------Gender-inclusive paraphrase: One who falls in love with oneself will have no rivals.
03608 – The Hour of Separation
And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
03593 – Outdoors Here Forever?
It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor nature’s gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever.
03589 – Our Value and God’s Love
God's love doesn't seek value, it creates value. It is not because we have value that we are loved, but because we are loved that we have value. Our value is a gift, not an achievement.
03585 – Good Stuff!
In the grand scheme of things, shining moments are as brief as the twinkling of an eye, yet such twinklings are what eternity is made of--moments when we human beings can say "I love you," "I'm proud of you," "I forgive you," "I'm grateful for you." That's what...
03581 – Love: Philosophy of Ministry
A young minister asked me today for my philosophy of ministry in a nutshell. Before I could even think, this came out of my mouth: “If love can’t win it, it can’t be won; if love can’t do it, it can’t be done; in the end, love is the only answer.”
03579 – Love: Our True Destiny
Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone--we find it with another.