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May 2, 2019

Love Builds Up

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – May 2, 2019 Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. Anyone who claims to know something does not yet have the necessary knowledge; but anyone who loves God is known by him. 1 Corinthians 8:1b-3 (NRSV) I’ve enjoyed school for as long as I can remember. At every age [...]

May 1, 2019

Loved by the Lord to Love for the Lord

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – May 1, 2019 We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19 Not everyone is easy to love! Many EGA’s (extra grace required) live defeated by their shame. Consumed with their hurt they easily hurt others and initially are closed to comfort and care. They nurse [...]

April 29, 2019

Love Gives

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 29, 2019 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 Love gives. It gives intentionally and indiscriminately. Love gives. It gives individually and internationally. Love gives. [...]

April 13, 2019

Me For You, You For Me

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 13, 2019 For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. 1 Corinthians 7:4 (NRSV) As a pastor, I often am invited to officiate at [...]

March 18, 2019

Respond In Kindness Not In Kind

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – March 18, 2019 Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves. Proverbs 11:17 Like a porcupine threatened by a predator, my flesh bristles when feeling disrespect or disapproval. Elevated blood pressure and harsh words begin to congeal, attempting to choke my soul. [...]

March 15, 2019

Willing to Accept

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – March 15, 2019 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. Matthew 11:14 Hard words, hard people, and hard situations are hard to accept. Do you or someone you know feel like you are between a rock and [...]

March 12, 2019

Loving God is Obeying God

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – March 12, 2019 And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it. 2 John 1:6 When I was little, I heard the story about the paralyzed [...]

February 27, 2019

Love Forgives

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – February 27, 2019 It [love] keeps no record of wrongs. 1 Corinthians 13:5 Love forgives continually and it forgives comprehensively. Forgiveness wipes clean the slate of offense, hence it is freeing for everyone. Forgiveness was the heartbeat of Jesus. Some of His last words requested forgiveness from [...]

February 22, 2019

Fully Known and Fully Loved

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – February 22, 2019 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:2 Marriage has changed me in many ways for the better. I am more organized and less scattered. I am more giving and less selfish. But one thing has liberated [...]

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