Commandments
“Genuine love is expressed in deeds, and not in words alone. It is expressed through what one actually does in one’s life. It is...
Spiritual Life
“[the book of Genesis ]… commences with, ‘In the beginning God created…” and ends with the words, ‘… in a coffin in Egypt.‘ These first...
Vessel
“Like Paul, we can be the Lord’s “Chosen Vessel.” We can be a container of the Gospel and an instrument of the Word but only if we have...
Gratitude
“Expressing gratitude serves to call your attention to the good things in your life. Almost everyone has both positive and negative...
Fruitful vs Fruitless
“If anyone should say that the vinedresser is the Son, this view also has a suitable reason on its side. He is our Advocate with the...
Time (How We Spend it)
“Time is on our side, or at least on this side of eternity. Eternity is not time continuing on forever, but the end of time or a state in...
Forgiveness
“It is possible we could have forgiven someone cognitively (with our thoughts and even verbally) but not forgiven them emotionally....
Knowing Christ (through Love and Obedience)
“ ‘If you love me, you will obey my commandments [John 14:15]…Obedience is the proof of genuine love.” (NET Bible, John 14:15) “But our...
Bible/Scripture
“The Scriptures are not a manual on how to live a moral life or how to organize the Church as an institution. The Scriptures are the...
Love (As Christians Should Love)
“…love is to be actively expressed through tangible behavior. Hence when Saint Luke quotes Deuteronomy 6:5 [you shall love the Lord our...