9 With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in God’s likeness. 10 Blessing and cursing come out of the same mouth. My brothers and sisters, these things should not be this way. James 3:9 - 10 CSB Doing a Disservice When we speak against another person, … Continue reading Walking Higher
Love
A Game of Pretend
Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. 1 John 3:18 NRSV The Facade It may come as a shock for me to suggest that the majority of people's love is unreal. Why is that? Because, for the most part, what they are loving is a facade. The … Continue reading A Game of Pretend
Unhelpful
Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can fully share its joy. Proverbs 14:10 NLT Life Sucks Saying life sucks may be one of the greatest understatements ever. Yet it is so true. Bad things happen. We experience loss, hurt, and betrayal. Things don't turn out the way we hoped they would. … Continue reading Unhelpful
An Important Commodity
Photo credit: shutterbusterbob via Visual hunt / CC BY-NC-SA I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 NLT Hope Hope is going to become an … Continue reading An Important Commodity
Only Love
Photo via Visual Hunt No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us. 1 John 4:12 NLT The Pain Does it cause you pain when you see a tragedy in the daily news? It does me. The … Continue reading Only Love