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THERE WAS A GARDEN, HE ENTERED IT…

John…on Love “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son…” We know the rest, we memorized it as children who grew up in Christian homes and went to Sunday School. It is the first verse … Continue reading

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HATE

John…on Love “Be in the world”, says Jesus, “but not of the world”. God began this mantra in His Law given to Moses. “Love the Lord Your God with all Your heart, mind and soul”, Jesus repeats this Law as … Continue reading

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JOINED

John…on Love “Those two are joined at the hip!”, we say when we see two kids who have to be everywhere together. They play and work together, they are inseparable at church. They are best friends..BFF’s. They are together so … Continue reading

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HOW DO WE KNOW? WE LOVE.

John…on Love The beloved disciple, as John calls himself, was compassionately taken in by Jesus’ words about love. It is the underlying theme of his writings. Matthew wrote of the Law fulfilled. Mark gave us the facts of the matter. … Continue reading

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WHO IS IT? YOU ASK HIM!

John…on Love As we read the next passage of John’s story of God in Jesus, we are reminded of our three kids who used to have “committee meetings” in their rooms or in the yard to decide who was going … Continue reading

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IT’S A MATTER OF HOLINESS

John…on Love Growing up in the tradition of the practice of foot washing, I am well aware of “doing likewise” as Jesus taught us in this extreme example of the Master becoming a servant to those He loves. But it … Continue reading

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LAST WORD

John…on Love As parents we always try to have the last word with our kids, don’t we? But our meaningful last words are often met with, “Yeah, but”….Then a debate ensues and we try to explain our reasons for behaving … Continue reading

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I WANT TO BE WHERE YOU ARE

John…on Love It would have to be a powerful reason to get this kid out of bed, before the sun came up, to go do chores. There was! I would be where Grandpa was, doing what Grandpa does, listening to … Continue reading

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GIVE PEOPLE ENOUGH ROPE AND…

John…on Love There are challenging, difficult people in our lives to teach us important life lessons. We all have one or two who cause us to extend extra grace and provoke us to pray more extensively for them as we … Continue reading

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THE TEST, THE TIMING, THE GLORY!

John…on Love How many times in our lives have there been problems to solve, we call on the Lord, but the problems remained. Then one day, almost forgetting what we prayed, a way becomes clear, the problems turn into solutions … Continue reading

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