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The more I set out to learn to love the harder I find it is to love.  It’s as though I told God, “I want to love,” and He put more challenging situations in my path.  My biggest problem is I don’t forget, and in not forgetting, I struggle to forgive.  Don’t get me wrong,…

Lately, I’ve been spending lots of time around children (and their parents).  And the saying is true: Love God, Love People. I’m realizing that sometimes our inability to love people, especially those we think of as “them” and “not us”comes from ideas that have been passed on to us as children from parents and peers, the…

Is it possible to learn to love as Jesus loved or is it in some other worldly type of way impossible?  I believe the key to learning how to love as He loved comes down to perspective. The Go Pro Camera lets us go surfing, skiing, sky diving, bungee jumping, dirt biking, hang gliding and…

What does God’s love look like in action?  Do we automatically possess it from the moment we commit ourselves to be Christians.  Does it come from going to church and a quick read-through of the Bible.  God’s love can’t be conjured up.  How can we show something to others that we haven’t experienced in its…

Before going to sleep last night, I picked up the Jesus Creed, and right away, it jumped into the topic I’ve been exploring – Learning to Love.   At the center of the book is a Bible verse I learned as a kid. “The Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord…

My mom made sure to keep my brother and I busy as kids.  One of the activities I remember well is sitting at the kitchen table doing paint by numbers. Little black and white pictures outlining the shape of the design. Small pots of bold, primary colored paint and a simple plastic brush with all…

When I lived in Lebanon, I had to walk most places I wanted to go.  Walking was often very limiting because it took 10 times as long to get any where.  If I had to get groceries, I had to hitch a ride from a friend or colleague.  Add to that the University was situated…

In learning how to love, I must learn to love myself as Jesus loves me.  Mark 12:31 commands us to “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news first.  In your greatest moment of glory; at the height of your accomplishment; in your moments…

Building your relationship with God can seem daunting and overwhelming.  Maybe you just feel far away from Him.  You know you need to spend more time with Him but where do you start?  Maybe your parents have been nagging you to go to church or you can’t seem to shake that little voice that keeps…

Those who know God and understand His love often say they want to feel closer to Him, but then so many things seem to pop up that get in the way. If time’s not an issue, then knowing what to do during those quiet moments seems to be the next struggle.  Some randomly turn to…