WHEN LOVE IS IRRATIONALLY PATIENT AND HOPEFUL I Corinthians 13:4-7 “4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the […]
READ: John 15:9-17 At the After-Rehearsal dinner for our daughter’s wedding, dessert had been cleared and one by one, friends and family members had stood and shared some small remembrance, told a funny tale, and expressed love that had grown over years of experiences. The last to speak was Ike’s aunt and uncle who lived […]
READ: Romans 12:9-21 Lilias Trotter tells of watching a bumblebee at work in her book, A Blossom in the Desert. Trotter reflects on how our Christian work seems to be so ineffective compared to the life of Jesus, the One who gave His life for us. But as she watches the bumblebee, she realizes that […]
READ: Matthew 5:14-16 There is an old song that was sung in the church years ago and the title of it was “Brighten the Corner Where You Are.” The lyrics of the song went like this: “Do not wait until some deeds of greatness you do, do not wait to shed your light afar; to […]
READ: Ephesians 1:15-18 I’ve always loved the story that Bruce Larson tells about when his children were young and they were taking a vacation in Florida. Driving down an out-of-the-way highway, they saw a sign that said, “Naturists Convention.” Thinking that a visit to a gathering of nature lovers would be a good experience for […]