Leviticus 19:18 “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.” We’re all familiar with drug-free zones. Designated areas, usually close to schools, where the distribution or possession of controlled substances warrants a greater fine than in other places. They serve to Continue Reading…
1 Thessalonians 4:3 “It is God’s will that you should be sanctified….” Anger. It’s showing up everywhere. In all kinds of situations, all kinds of people. To say we’ve become an easily-offended society understates the issue. We are living in an atmosphere of misplaced anger, where we would rather focus Continue Reading…
Matthew 5:43-44 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” We show intolerance to those who are intolerant. We judge those who are judgmental. We readily dismiss the ideas of Continue Reading…
1 John 2:10-11 “Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness…the darkness has blinded him.” Love is blind. We’ve all heard that expression, right? Well I think hate blinds far more Continue Reading…
Ephesians 4:26-27 “In your anger, do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.” When Jesus prophesied that in the last days “the love of many would grow cold” he could have been talking about Continue Reading…