Hope, in a Christian sense, is love stretching itself into the future. from A Public Faith: How Followers Of Christ Should Serve The Common Good
03399 – Hope & Love
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03381 – Thanks Be to God!
For the wonders that astound us, for the truths that still confound us, most of all, that love has found us, thanks be to God.
03379 – The Discipline of Gratitude
The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy.
03378 – God Hears/Accepts our Prayers
Remember when you thought God didn’t hear/accept your prayers unless you said or thought them in just the “correct” way? Then you woke up and realized God cares more about you and the cry of your heart than about any prescribed formula for how to pray. God’s Love is...
03375 – Complementarianism & Egalitarianism
Both complementarianism and egalitarianism call for men to love their wives as Christ loves the church. Both call for love, respect, selflessness, humility, seeking God's will. To define complementarianism by these things is inaccurate. You must define it by its...
03367 – Church Should Be a Place Where…
The church should be a place where wounded people can come, and be made well again, not with flashy miracles, but by finding a safe place where they can unbandage and bare their wounds in a community of love and forgiveness. from Painting with Ashes: When Your...
03366 – The World Needs You
Trust that Jesus knows what he is doing. And that you already are salt and light and love and grace. Don't try and be it. Know that you already are. And then, for the love of God, take that seriously. The world needs it.
03362 – Faith & Love
The whole being of any Christian is faith and love. Faith brings the person to God, love brings the person to people.
03349 – Be the Reason…
Be the reason someone feels welcomed, seen, heard, valued, loved, and supported.
03343 – Choose Love!
Today I will choose love.Tomorrow I will choose love.And the day after that, I will choose love. If I mistakenly choose distraction, perfection, or negativity over love, I will not wallow in regret.I will choose love until it becomes who I am.