Speaking the truth in love – an art mastered by few and massacred by many. Lord, help me learn…
“Roy, what does it mean to speak the truth in love?” Filtering his question, I remained silent hoping it to be rhetorical. He didn’t budge. In an increasingly awkward silence he continued his piercing stare towards me. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘love’
23 Dec
Truth in Love – part 1 of 2
1 Dec
Are You?
Love check:
Living the Christian life is about community, support, and love.
Romans 12:15 says, Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
30 Nov
Radical Amazement
It is in times of personal trauma and chaos our Sunday School Christianity will disappear. Poof. Gone (please take the flannel boards with you).
When the storm hits, our desperate longing of God hits unprecedented levels. Manning says it is here where self consciousness and self awareness disappear. We are left with being alone with THE [...]
23 Nov
The Gift…
…and the Giving Tree gives once more.
I guess I’ve read this story 10 times. And with each read my soul is shaken again.
“Once there was a tree…and she loved the little boy.” And the tree gave all she had for him.
With this read, I focused on His sacrifice, as Christ emptied Himself for me.
Jesus chose [...]
11 Nov
Button-Down & Boxers…
The cell phone rang her familiar ring tone – the piano riff from Risky Business.
Weird ring tone for MY MOM, I know, but it was the first R rated movie that my mom knew (and was not happy about) her teenage boy watched. It’s now her ring tone, and makes me smile a devious [...]
23 Jul
15 Things I Know…
I must go through the valley to stand upon the mountain of God.
When I’m tired and thirsty He is there.
In this walk, it’s never about me.
A slow drift takes me miles from where I want to be, in a matter of minutes.
I need others.
There are days that I must choose to love.
When I choose to [...]
25 Nov
Dave and Lisa
And we all have so much love to share with them both. Everything happened so fast. Why is it that we take those that we love for granted. Until the day that you can hug Dave and Lisa yourself, tell them here whats on your heart…
Dave and Lisa
14 Nov
Paying It Forward (and behind you too)
File this under LOVE is a verb….
So my sister Suz sent me the following idea that’s being encouraged by a local Christian radio station:
The Drive-Thru Difference.
1. Print out the Drive-Thru Difference Letter here (print as many as you want!)
Hi!
You don’t know me, but I just paid for your order. There’s no catch – It’s just [...]
29 Oct
Don’t Give Up…
The pressure of life got the best of her. It just wasn’t worth fighting anymore.
It was a call that no one ever wants to receive…
Work long enough in the pit of life and you’re gonna get dirty. Ministry has a way of doing that.
Work long enough with young people and you are sure to come [...]
21 Oct
My Heart…
The world tells me to follow my heart, but if I’m not leading it, then someone or something else will.
The Bible reminded me this morning that “the heart is more deceitful than all else” (Jeremiah 17:9), and it will always pursue that which feels right at the moment.
I must choose to lead my heart toward [...]
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