loving others
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Helping the Hurting
I’m realizing as we head home from a week vacation… My list of those who are ill, hurting, dying or who are walking loved ones through terminal illness seems to be growing. I’m reminded of when Jesus wept over Lazarus. When I get home and out of this can of (loving and adorable) sardines, first…
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In Your Quest for Self-Gratification, Do You Neglect Others?
In your quest for self-gratification, do you neglect others? “Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and muscle and intelligence—and love your neighbor as well as you do yourself.” (Luke 10:27 The Message) And if you don’t love yourself, ask God to show you how He sees you. Understanding His great…
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Are Monsters Beyond Forgiving?
“If we say that monsters [people who do terrible evil] are beyond forgiving, we give them a power they should never have…they are given the power to keep their evil alive in the hearts of those who suffered most. We give them power to condemn their victims to live forever with the hurting memory of…
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A Kiss Instead of a Lecture (Grace)
“You’re worried about permissiveness – about the way the preaching of grace seems to say it’s okay to do all kinds of terrible things as long as you just walk in afterward and take the free gift of God’s forgiveness… While you and I may be worried about seeming to give permission, Jesus apparently wasn’t.…
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Fearless One Minute, Freaking Out the Next
“Whether you deny Jesus in what you do or don’t do, he forgives and restores you as he did Peter.” I shared this above with a friend and she replied… “That was fantastic!!! Thank you for sharing! I love all your ‘Peter’ moments! What an honour to know that you (we) will rise and fall,…
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You Are Golden
I may have many friends, but only one or two whom I call ‘Golden’. One of which this post reminded me of. She is sincere and calls me to sincerity – not by telling me to simplify my life but simply by watching her live hers. She… is… golden. Read… Two Golden Words | The…
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Sharing Jesus at Home Takes Courage
“I’ve seen far too many Christians who are more than willing to travel halfway around the world to volunteer for a week in an orphanage, but who cannot bring themselves to take the personal risk of sharing Jesus with the co-worker who sits day after day in the cubicle right next to them.” – Lee…
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If You’re Not a Minister, You’re Not a Christian
“Ministry in no way is a privilege…it is the core of the Christian life. No Christian is a Christian without being a minister.” – Henri Nouwen
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A Fire in My Heart
“You cannot kindle a fire in any other heart until it is burning within your own.” This is why I pray for passion to do what I do. I never want to do life on my own strength and enthusiasm. That’s simply boring… and insulting to God and His big plan of spreading hope to…
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you cannot do what God has called you to do
Don’t ever forget that you cannot do what God has called you to do. You cannot parent that child, love that husband, care for that elderly parent, submit to that boss, teach that Sunday school class, or lead that small-group Bible study. God specializes in the impossible, so that when the victory is won &…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 