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Category Archives: Love
Lessons on Love from The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
I was watching The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies last night. I found one scene especially interesting. The dwarves, the men, the elves, and the orcs are all gathered for battle. The elf Tauriel wants to go help … Continue reading
Book Write-Up: Absolute Love, by R.I. Willroth
R.I. Willroth. Absolute Love. Bloomington: WestBow Press, 2011. See here to buy the book. The message of this book is one that you will find in a number of Christian books: that God is love, and only in a relationship … Continue reading
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Scattered Ramblings on Following Jesus
At church this morning, the pastor’s Scriptural text was Mark 1:14-20, in which Peter, Andrew, James, and John left the fishing business to follow Jesus and fish for people. The pastor was saying that we all have to make this … Continue reading
Scattered Ramblings on Loving, but Not Liking, People
At church this morning, the pastor preached about the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37). The pastor was saying that love for neighbor is not about how we feel about our neighbor, and how our neighbor feels about us; … Continue reading
Ramblings on Love, Being Loved, and Reciprocity
I am still reading that biography of Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk. It’s The Seven Mountains of Thomas Merton, by Michael Mott. On page 423, Mott quotes a passage from Merton’s The New Man, in which Merton states the following: … Continue reading
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The Opposite of Love Is…Indifference?
I’m reading a biography of Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk and a prolific author. The book is Michael Mott’s The Seven Mountains of Thomas Merton. On page 316, Mott quotes the following from one of Merton’s books, Thoughts in Solitude: … Continue reading
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Scattered Ramblings on Three Posts, and Small Groups That Have Different People
Let me start by mentioning the three posts. 1. Beth Caplin, Dear Church, here is where you lose me. Beth talks about her disagreements with conservative Christians within the church, and how she has not been persuaded by the “answers” … Continue reading
Love Sermons—-I Should Expect Them!
At church this morning, the pastor preached a love sermon: a sermon about how we should love other people. That’s not my favorite kind of message, but I should expect it! That sort of message is a salient part of … Continue reading
Loving Jesus by Loving Others
The December 11, 2012 devotion in Our Daily Bread stood out to me. It’s by Randy Kilgore, and it started out as follows: “Some years back, another man and I were reading together Matthew 26 about Jesus in the Garden … Continue reading
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Fireproof: Is Compatibility Important?
This will be another post on the Christian movie Fireproof. The last post that I wrote about this movie was in November. The movie is about a firefighter named Caleb who tries to save his marriage. It’s a daunting task … Continue reading
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