Matthew 7:12 - So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. (NIV)One Sunday morning, just after I arrived at church, a young lady came in and sat in a pew near the front. I saw that she was deeply...
One of my neighbors used to have a beautiful tree in her front yard. Her Dad had planted it for her when it was nothing more than a twig and for years it seemed to barely grow at all. Yet, after a time it started to shoot towards the sky with amazing speed. Soon it...
"And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister." (1 John 4:21, NIV2)"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." (John 13:34, NIV2)One day while walking with my family...
"For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. To the one we are the aroma of death to leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life to leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things? For...
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." (Matt 7:1-2, NIV2)During World War I, who would we judge to be utterly despicable? Most would have an...
"Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart." (1Pet 1:22, NIV2)"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her" (Eph 5:25,...
How Does a Caring Church Look Like?We will continue our study of the seven churches of Revelation, an opportunity for us to discover what a church should look like.We who live comfortably in countries of peace and wealth could learn a lot from the believers who live...