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“Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’” That’s it.  My favorite Bible verse: Matthew 22:37. The focus is on love.  The focus is on the heart … Continue reading →

Dr. Chapman says in Chapter 10, “Our relationship with God does not end when we make the God connection.  In fact it just begins.” This is an exciting time when someone connects with God, when someone learns what having a … Continue reading →

I have close family members who don’t believe in Jesus.  In fact, they shy away from anything related to Jesus.  When I am around them, Jesus is a “taboo topic.”  Before you think Westboro Baptist Church [ the photo above … Continue reading →

As I began reading Chapter 10, I was struck. Apartheid is hard to defend.  The domination of a black African population by an all-white government seems so wrong.  Domination may not be a word that is strong enough.   Maybe the … Continue reading →

Dr. Chapman finishes Chapter 9 with three examples of people who are in painful circumstances, Clarence who has multiple sclerosis, Robert who was a homosexual, renounced that lifestyle and became a minister and lost his ministry, and Brad who wanted … Continue reading →

This week we have been talking about God’s discipline and that is a tough subject to understand. It is hard to see that God’s love can be manifest in discipline; things we want denied, infirmities that we pray to go … Continue reading →

“Tear down this wall!” was the challenge issued by United States President Ronald Reagan to Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev to destroy the Berlin Wall, in a speech at the Brandenburg Gate near the Berlin Wall on June 12, 1987, … Continue reading →

From “The Marriage You’ve Always Wanted” by Dr. Chapman: “Jill walked into my office with a slight smile on her face…Soon we were discussing her marriage.  ‘Some days I feel like giving up.  I just don’t feel Bob is willing … Continue reading →

Crazy Love   by  Pastor Francis Chan Study begins Monday June 15   Available at Amazon, Amazon Kindle and Christianbook.com…

Dr. Chapman raises this question in Chapter 9 when he brings up the topic of persistent pain and disease. What’s a Christian to do? Pray… But what if prayer seems to be doing no good?  The pain and disease are … Continue reading →