Love Covers All Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. (Prov 10:12 NIV) The book of Proverbs begins with personalized encouragements, admonitions, and instruction from a father to a son. The first 9 chapters also include parables that contrast...
Being Loved I don’t know of a single person who has never wanted to be loved. I can’t think of anyone that I know who does not want to be loved. Everyone wants to be loved by someone else. Everyone wants to feel special to someone. Children want their parent’s...
Forgiveness Do you struggle to forgive someone? I understand the challenge of forgiving a troublesome person. Forgiveness isn’t easy. My first instinct is to lash out and cause them emotional discomfort. But this gets me nowhere. For example, when my ex-wife wanted...
Is love your number one goal? We live in a world today where people believe it’s OK to say whatever you want to because it’s true. It’s a free country, and you certainly have that right to, but how you say it and your motive behind it could be more harmful for you and...
Grace—being given good things we don’t deserve … I know what I am. I know the filthy thoughts and desires within me. I know how weak and useless I feel and act. And You know all that, much better than even I do. You see through my denial, my clever dodging of truth,...
One of the “Goldie oldie’s” of church hymnals is, The Lily of the Valley. I also remember as a kid singing about the sweet Rose of Sharon. Both songs speak of Christ, the Lord of life. The songwriters express praise to our God for Jesus. Jesus is lifted up far...
