Integrating Love and Truth

Unfailing love and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed! Psalm 85:10 NLT I used to think life was a balance between love and truth. However, a lifetime of experience tells me otherwise. As Jesus walked on earth, He embodied the integration of...

Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross

Mother’s Day is full of flowers, love and attention. Thanksgiving is full of food, family and thanksgiving. But on Good Friday, the cross is all but forgotten. Now don’t get me wrong, I love my mother and celebrate mother’s day with great joy....

Called to Love

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.  John 13:34 NIV As I read these words of Jesus I realize that He defines a new kind of love – a love that is like His love for me. This love is much different...

Snarky

Sin sneaks into my life in various ways, such as meditating on less noble things that lead to anger, resentment, or pride. The result is not good and I can become snarky. The Snark Handbook suggests that snark is everywhere on television, movies, and in everyday life...

The Paradox of Love – Grace and Truth

I used to think that love was a "balance between grace and truth" – as if they could be separated. Sometimes, I communicate with EITHER grace OR truth, but not both. The result is a relationship built upon harshness, hurt, and harm, rather than...