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27th February >> Instagram ~ franciscus EN: Christ looks at us, and his gaze upon us is one of salvation, of love and compassion. #christianunity, #unidadedoscristãos, #unidaddeloscristianos, #unitàdeicristiani
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27th February >> Instagram ~ franciscus EN: Christ looks at us, and his gaze upon us is one of salvation, of love and compassion. #christianunity, #unidadedoscristãos, #unidaddeloscristianos, #unitàdeicristiani
Love That Does Something: Why So Many Denominations?
Scripture: “Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.”— 1 John 3:18 (New Living Translation) When the Apostle John wrote these words, he was not a young, fiery preacher trying to build a platform. He was an old shepherd, likely writing from Ephesus near the end of the first century. He had walked with Jesus. He had witnessed the cross. He…
Love Makes the Invisible God Visible
1 John 4:11–12 (NLT) 11 Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. 12 No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us. The older I get, the more I realize how much we complicate Christianity. We debate theology. We argue denominations. We split over preferences. We divide over politics. We…
When Both Teams Pray: God, Football, and the Illusion of Sides
I will be the first to admit it. I never watch college football. It has just never been a big deal to me. But this year was different. Indiana won the national football championship, and suddenly I found myself paying attention. Maybe it was curiosity. Maybe it was school pride. After all, I did graduate from Indiana University Southwest. My diploma says IU, and I am an IU alumni lifetime member,…
Who is "the Church"?
A respected friend of mine has undergone the painful (and courageous) journey of challenging the traditions he was raised in to examine them in pursuit of the truth. And this journey has led him into the Orthodox Church. So he recently shared something from Dr Siiuwade that he wanted his friends to read: “The Identity of the Church: A Comprehensive Argument for the Truth of Eastern Orthodoxy –…
Sunday Reflection: Love Is Still the Only Force
Scripture Reading: “Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you,and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven.”— Matthew 5:43–45 (KJV) “If thine enemy be hungry, give him…