“God is love. Love is God. Love God, love one another, because god is love.” In the three letters that bear his name, John comes across either as a doddering…
On this special Sunday, between the Ascension of our Lord and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, we do well to remember Christ’s promise, “Lo, I am with…
Can love be commanded? Jesus seems to think so. “Love one another as I have loved you.” It is a love that is active, not passive; it is not so…
When someone says, “I love you,” there really is only one acceptable response: “I love you, too.” In Christ Jesus, God declares His love to us. Now it’s our turn.…
“I am the Good Shepherd,” Jesus declares. His shepherding love for us—and even for those “not yet in the fold”—is the theme for this day. Too often, however, we tend…
Seeing is believing…but believing is also seeing. In Acts, Peter admonishes the crowd for being amazed at the miraculous healing performed in Christ’s name. The Epistle speaks of the hope…
Fellowship is a term tossed around frequently in church circles, but too often meaning little more than chatting with friends during coffee hour…or entangling alliances with other church bodies we…