Category Archives: Love

On gratefulness…

“Happiness is not getting what we want, but being grateful for what we have.”  This quote from a random British TV show we were watching one evening really stuck with me.  We always seem to want more, without being grateful … Continue reading

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The Table or the Host?

“Their love is the love of the table, not of the host; a love to the cupboard, not to the master of the house.”  ~ Spurgeon   Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, … Continue reading

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The Cross – - Herein is Love

But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to … Continue reading

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No greater love

“Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”  John 15:13 “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”  Romans 5:8 The … Continue reading

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Love Answered

Question:    What is love? Answer:    Hands that flung the stars into space, to cruel nails surrendered. Graham Kendrick

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He Loves Us!

Do you wake up awed by the fact that God loves you?  Or, like many more of us, do you wonder if God loves you at all?  Perhaps you feel empty and wonder if any can love you?  Or, maybe, you don’t … Continue reading

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Alabastar Jar

“A woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table.  And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste?”  Matthew … Continue reading

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It’s Our Anniversary!

“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine…”  Song of Songs 6:3 1 May, 1976    Today is our 34th wedding anniversary!  We celebrate it with thankfulness and great humility, knowing that the Lord is the source of our … Continue reading

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His Passion, His Love

“He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our … Continue reading

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He Made a Wretch His Treasure

“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief .“—I Tim. 1:15  Amazing Grace! how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me!! … Continue reading

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