love A Greater Love February 13, 2024 Love is one of the most ambiguous words in the English language. Consider the different ways we use the word love. I love ice cream. I love my wife. I love the Lord.
love The Need For Christian Love December 14, 2021 The church is a place where worldly distinctions are melted away by an intense love fired by a common salvation, a shared hope, and the powerful indwelling by Holy Spirit. It is a love that is active and involved.
love Then You, My Love August 03, 2020 I re-post this poem for Miriam on our 35th anniversary today. It originally appeared on Gentle Reformation on our 3oth anniversary. I hold to the sentiments expressed even more today. If love must
Cross 'Good Friday'—The Best Answer to the Problem of Evil March 30, 2018 Today—when millions of Christians around the world set aside time to remember Jesus’ death on the cross—we see that God Himself experienced the problem of evil. Yet in that very moment He also showed His complete goodness and His total control.
Christian living The Better Offer March 16, 2018 I've been forced in recent days to reflect on the false theology that undergirds the act of taking up the better offer when we have made a prior commitment. I was
hell Love and Hell June 05, 2017 Hell is not mentioned much these days, except when used as a curse word. It is a topic that many consider outdated and a place that few believe actually exists. And in these
1 Corinthians 13 Christian Love October 28, 2016 In his wonderful book, Christian Love [http://www.wtsbooks.com/christian-love-hugh-binning-9780851518701?utm_source=kborg&utm_medium=blogpartners] , Scottish theologian and pastor Hugh Binning wrote: "In [love] a Christian should be like
1 Corinthians 13 "How Are You?" - and other declarations of malice May 11, 2016 Imagine that you're severely stressed. Maybe that's not too much of a stretch for you right now. If you're anything like me in tense times, then in
friendship The Friendship Test January 13, 2016 Is your loyalty as a friend being put to the test? It might be, publicly, and you might have no idea it’s happening. It could be happening right now as you read
George Herbert Love (III) by George Herbert July 16, 2015 In posting about the darkness of our age earlier this morning, I thought I would share the poem below. In a class I am in being taught by Dr. Dennis Johnson, he read
antinomianism Our Father's Likeness January 08, 2015 What is your gut reaction, honestly, when you hear the phrase: “Obedience to God’s law”? Do you smile, or do you cringe? And why? In the previous entry on this subject, we
F.B. Myer Dusting Off the Word Love (Guest Post by Ken Smith) February 07, 2013 _Valentine's Day is one week away, and I cannot think of a better way to prepare than to meditate on love with one who has been practicing it, modeling it, and