God Is Love
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Love is mutual, and the way we experience God’s love is often through human love. In our giving and receiving love, God’s love becomes real to us too.
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Love God. Love Your Neighbor. That's All.
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It’s not easy, but the essence of God’s call is simple: imitate Christ by loving God and caring for our neighbors with our whole hearts, minds, and souls because we are one with each other.
Read MoreI'm Not God (Thanks Be to God)
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God is somewhere within me and you, but God is still God. The fullness of God is more than just me, vastly more. I need to be reminded that God is great Mystery, the omniscient Creator of the universe, that gentle but powerful Presence that cares for me and for all people and creation beyond what we can even imagine.
Read MoreWhen We Are Together, Christ Is With Us
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When I see care and compassion expressed in my communities, I see how community is not about perfection but about love. I am incomplete on my own; I need to be in relationship to see God manifested. Even though communities are imperfect, God is present in them.
Read MoreIs God in Our Midst or Not?
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When we are present to reality instead of resisting, we catch a glimpse of who God is, and we can see God present in our midst.
Read MoreChrist the Vulnerable King
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Christ is not invisible. Christ is not high and mighty. Christ is all around us, in each person we meet, and within our very selves. So, let’s allow Christ the vulnerable king to walk closely with us, and when Christ invites each of us into his kingdom, I hope we say yes.
Read MoreWho Are You Before God?
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God wants us as we are. No bravado, no chest beating and discarding our own worth. God receives us – all that we are, our past, our present, our brokenness and giftedness — the whole of each of us. God loves us however we show up. And God always shows up for us.
Read MoreJoy, Peace, and Anxiety
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God is near, and the peace of God will guard us, even when we feel anxious.
Read MoreWhen God Calls
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God doesn’t grip me like a football but holds me in an open hand, allowing me the freedom to fly where I will. No matter where I fly, God is beside me, always ready to invite me to a new adventure.
Read MoreLove Is Patient, Love Is Kind
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I believe that the more we open ourselves to the tender, all-encompassing love that God offers, the more we can love others well. So, I try to open myself to love, and stay in the struggle, because love is worth it.
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