“Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.” (Ephesians 4:3-4 NLT) What comes first to mind when you think about unity? Being on the proverbial “same page?”Continue reading “Unity and Peace”
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Why Do Beliefs Divide? (Part 2)
“Then someone called from the crowd, ‘Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father’s estate with me.’ Jesus replied, ‘Friend, who made Me a judge over you to decide such things as that?’ Then He said, ‘Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.’” (Luke 12:13-15Continue reading “Why Do Beliefs Divide? (Part 2)”
Why Do Beliefs Divide?
“Then He took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. Then He said, ‘Take this and share it among yourselves. For I will not drink wine again until the Kingdom of God has come.’” (Luke 22:17-18 NLT) In the King James Version of the Bible there are only two times theContinue reading “Why Do Beliefs Divide?”
Loving One Another
“As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love…This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” (John 15:9-10, 12Continue reading “Loving One Another”
The Habitat Rule
“Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, isContinue reading “The Habitat Rule”