Tag Archives: Comfort

WE FOUND HIM, COME AND SEE!

John…on Love What if we talked more about the Jesus we love and less about the imperfect church we attend with other imperfect people like ourselves? Why do we begin conversations to those seeking Jesus with “You should come to … Continue reading

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THIS IS THE ONE!

John…on Love We love playing peek-a-boo with babies who are learning to recognize faces in infancy. You know how it’s played, we put something between this precious child and us, then pull away the obstruction to reveal a happy, face. … Continue reading

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WE NEED AN ANSWER!

John…on Love I’m sure we have heard this from our exasperated parents at least once or twice in our childhood of mischievousness. Parents have been known to lose a few brain cells in frustration and say, “Look at me when … Continue reading

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THE STORY OF REAL LOVE

John 1, The Message The new, first year, first grade teacher came running across the hall to me with what she thought was going to be a moral dilemma. One of her students walked up to her and announced that … Continue reading

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WHAT IS OUR PURPOSE?

John 1, The Message We are always wondering what our purpose is in life. Maybe, just maybe we are making this process too complicated. I read the next paragraph from John 1 that introduces us to John the Baptizer, and … Continue reading

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FIRST

John – The Word of Life! First and foremost, principal, highest, greatest, paramount, top, uppermost, prime, chief, leading, main, major, overriding, predominant, prevailing, central, core, dominant; informal number-one, “our first priority”. These are all synonyms for first. I looked it … Continue reading

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SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY

Luke and the Lost The phrase “sleeping with the enemy” is often used to describe a situation involving a non-adversarial relationship between two individuals or entities that would normally be unfriendly or adversarial. This frequently includes business deals between competitors, … Continue reading

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THE ADMISSION, THE SLAP

Luke and the Lost For many years, we have fallen back on the way we live as an admission to Whom we serve and worship. “They will know we are Christians by our love”, right? However, worldview says to love, … Continue reading

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JESUS, THE PLAYGROUND MONITOR

Luke and the Lost Who doesn’t want to be picked first on the team? Who doesn’t want to get recognition for making the goal? Who doesn’t want to sit by the leader? It seems the “I want to be first!”, … Continue reading

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ONE OF THE TWELVE

Luke and the Lost They were there, right under our noses. There was a couple in one of Randy’s church “turnaround” ministries that seemed so connected to God. They spoke of His ways and testified to His blessings in their … Continue reading

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