Years ago there was a television show called Cheers. Much of its popularity had to do with the idea that regardless of what might be happening in the characters' lives, good or bad, these people had a place to go where they could be with friends. The show's opening...
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." (1 Cor 13:13 NIV) But there remains I saw something that both amused me and saddened me the other day. Three teenage girls were walking up the street together, but they didn’t seem...
"The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." (Gal 5:14 NIV) I love the old story of the wise man and the pearl. A traveler with a troubled heart was walking along the beach. He was headed to a small hut where an old hermit was...
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." (3 John 13:34-35 NIV) My youngest son doesn't speak much. His severe autism has always made language a struggle for him. Even though he is sixteen years old now his...
"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me'” (John 14:6). "But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people. For to you is...
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." (1 Cor 13:12) The stores are going to be crowded the next few weeks. It is that time of the year between Thanksgiving and Christmas when people go shopping for special gifts for...
When I was a kid, my dad often used a line on me that I didn’t understand: “I only punish you because I love you!” It didn’t feel like love at the time, but oh how wrong I was! It’s not that I was particularly bad as a child. I was just stubborn. I loved my father and...
"Intreat me not to leave thee; or to return from following after thee. Whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people will be my people; thy God my God. Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me,...
"Adam, where are you? Adam," God called out and from behind the bushes, transgressions proceeded, guilt walked and disobedience came to light. Yet all God saw was a son, a daughter, and Jesus’ blood. The Garden of Eden where choice lied was tainted by pride. The...
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." (1 Cor. 13:8) I have been doing my best to live the good life lately. I don’t mean the television version with its giant mansions, fancy cars, and fat bank accounts either. By the...