“Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful.”
1 Corinthians 13:5
Welcome back to the Love Jam series! Last time I talked about how love shouldn’t be used like a drug intended to make you feel good, and its purpose is not to boost one’s own ego and elevate selfish needs [...]
“Love does not boast; it is not arrogant or rude.”
1 Corinthians 13:4-5
If I could sum up these three interrelated concepts that Paul addresses in his admonition to the church in Corinth, it’s simply this: don’t use.
Love is not an emotional drug. Love is not here to make you high. Love is not something that exists [...]
“Love does not envy.”
1 Corinthians 13:4
“A tranquil [or healing] heart gives life to the flesh, but envy [or jealousy] makes the bones rot.”
Proverb 14:30
I love reading through Proverbs. The contrast between good and evil, wisdom and foolishness, light and dark, obedience and rebellion, love and hate — it’s all laid out in, well, black and [...]
“Love does not envy.”
1 Corinthians 13:4
At long last, the Love Jam series continues! It’s been over a month since the previous installment, largely due to the fact that momentous events transpiring in my personal life combined with several weeks of ongoing illness (I literally caught the flu from hell) rendered my abilities to focus on [...]
“Love is kind.”
1 Corinthians 13:4
We’re continuing this series on the attributes of love that the Apostle Paul describes in his first letter to the church in Corinth. In the first two posts, I talked a good deal about patience and the importance of waiting and being content with lack while trusting in God for future [...]
“Love is patient.”
1 Corinthians 13:4
Last week I introduced the concept of patience as the ability to be content with lack as you wait upon the Lord to bring you supply. Now I’d like to delve into some of the ramifications of this waiting period — learning how to enjoy the “meantime”. Specifically, three points came [...]
“Love is patient.”
1 Corinthians 13:4
Here is take two of my first installment of the Love Jam series…the first take had no va-va-va voom! Somehow in the translation between my brain and the screen, the concepts I wanted to convey turned into greeting card sentiments. I’ll have to be careful to avoid that as I work [...]
Happy 2009! Welcome to my blog, whether you are a new reader or old. My posting has been very light as of late, for reasons I outlined in a previous post, but I feel like I have a mandate in my spirit now to jump-start Finite Calls Infinite for the new year and get back [...]
We’re on a series talking about the “oil of gladness” — a phrase used only twice in the whole Bible. So what is this oil of gladness, and where does it come from?
In the first chapter of the book of Hebrews, the author quotes the following passage from Psalm 45:6-7 as a Messianic prophecy concerning [...]
Welcome to Putting it All Together, the conclusion of a series entitled God is the Ultimate Travel Agent. In this day and age, I think one of the most significant questions that many people face is simply this: for what purpose am I alive and how can I make a real difference? The first step [...]
