Love Loving like Jesus means Becoming God-Centered and Other Centered 16 Jan 201516 Jan 2015 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then…
Love Loving like Jesus Means We Need Grace 15 Jan 201515 Jan 2015 Yesterday I said the more like Christ we become, the better we will be at relationships and the better we will get at dealing with problems and challenges in our…
Love To Love like Jesus, You Need to Love Jesus 14 Jan 201514 Jan 2015 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then…
Grace The Next Time You See Someone Get What Was Coming… 4 Jan 20154 Jan 2015 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. Jesus answered, "Do you think that these Galileans…
Grace… Why Resolutions Don’t Work 3 Jan 20153 Jan 2015 This time of year you always see a flurry of posts, articles, and columns on resolutions. I think I have seen at least half a dozen things on Jonathan Edwards'…
Books… Youth and the Pleasures of Piety 29 Dec 201430 Dec 2014 Tuesdays with Edwards! In May of 1734 Edwards took on the oft given objection of young people, that "religion…[is]…a very dull, melancholy thing, and think, if they embrace it,…
Grace… Wrapping Up Christmas, Part 3 28 Dec 201429 Dec 2014 So, as we wrap up the Christmas Season for another year, as we all head back out to all the wonderful things out there that are waiting to steal our…
Love… Lessons from 24 28 Dec 201429 Dec 2014 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her (Ephesians 5:25, NIV). No, I'm not talking about Jack Bauer. I'm talking about my…
Books… True Friendships Are Founded Only in God 26 Dec 201426 Dec 2014 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 18: True Friendships Are Founded Only in God We must be content with the friends that God gives us, without having selfish choices of our own.…
Grace… Being Gracious 23 Dec 201423 Dec 2014 We are freed by God's grace to live a life of love. The freedom we have been given in Christ is given so that we can pursue personal holiness. And…