Tag Archives: love

Our Salvation Is Quite Sure

Posted on July 15, 2017 by

My favorite of all the apostles is John, “the disciple whom Jesus loved.” I love his Gospel, and the three epistles that he wrote, and of course,  Revelation. There are a couple of things I love about John’s writings: He … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate in Love Letters

Posted on July 7, 2017 by

My Child, You may not know me, but I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1 I know when you sit down and when you rise up. Psalm 139:2 I am familiar with all your ways. Psalm 139:3 Even the very … Continue reading →

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You Got Mail!

Posted on May 2, 2017 by

Dear Friend: How are you? I just had to send a note to tell you how much I love you and care about you. I saw you yesterday as you were talking with your friends. I waited all day hoping … Continue reading →

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He Has Come For Us

Posted on April 25, 2017 by

“I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.”  John 10:14-15 ESV Jesus declares and reveals … Continue reading →

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Love Means You’re Really Real

Posted on April 14, 2017 by

  “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”  1 John 3:18  Often people will look at someone, and try to figure them out– they listen to their words or vocabulary.  They … Continue reading →

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Bedlam: Prisons and the Mentally Ill

Posted on March 27, 2017 by

Taking a Stand for Our Brothers and Sisters  By Mark Earley, Christian Post Guest Columnist, Wed, Aug. 08, 2007 In the 16th century, London’s mentally ill were often kept at Bethlem Royal Hospital. The conditions inside the hospital were notoriously … Continue reading →

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Bearing One Another Up

Posted on March 16, 2017 by

And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. Mark 2:3 Sociologists are quick to point out that the healthiest people mentally and physically, are those who are functionally aware of others.  These people often find themselves in … Continue reading →

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