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I love to post every other day or every three days.  The post “Mr. Williamson” should have been on the blog three days ago but it went on the blog in an unusual place.  I am not sure that it … Continue reading →

I have been blogging on Mark Labberton’s book The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor since December 31, 2017 and it has been a challenge. The book constantly challenges Christians to act out our love for others; Jesus speaks so … Continue reading →

“Jesus relentlessly opens the shutters and says, ‘Look again . . . with my heart and mind.’”* “You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and puts … Continue reading →

We all go through difficult times in our lives, times when we struggle to learn new ways, when we realize we have it all wrong, when we have to find a way to adjust our behavior or lose something dear. … Continue reading →

From the beginning of The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor, author Mark Labberton has written about perceiving, naming and now he will address the final step of loving our neighbors: acting. It is the part of life where there … Continue reading →

In The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor, Pastor Mark Labberton devotes many pages to the “neighbors” we could be helping. He cites Scripture after Scripture to support the fact that Christians should devote their efforts to helping those in … Continue reading →

“The lifestyle of waking up to God, to the work of God in the world and living that way—holds out hope that the love and justice of our hearts can come to mirror the love and justice of God’s heart”. … Continue reading →

    What does it mean to claim the name “Christian?” Does it mean saved? Does it mean sanctified? Does it mean redeemed? Does it mean that you have repented from your sin? Well it could mean all of those… … Continue reading →

When you have been married to someone for forty-three years, it is an amazing thing to experience seeing your spouse change. Of course you change too. However in most marriages, some things don’t change, feelings about personal important ideas, positions … Continue reading →

“Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man … Continue reading →