Archive for February 2026

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. -1 John 4:8 Making mixed CDs was all the rage when I was in middle school. There was something so enjoyable about collecting songs on your computer, selecting and arranging them, then copying them onto CDs to share with friends. If I put…

“But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”(Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) Much of my life, I have treated love as transactional—like the formation of a hypothesis lived out. If I do…

And He said to him, “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.” This is the great and foremost commandment.” (Matthew 22:37-38 NAS95) My love muscle needs a lot of exercise. I must work at it more than I would like. In that…

“…I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.“ (Jeremiah 31: 3 NKJV) It was a difficult communion for me. I was being especially hard on myself. It happened many years ago during a training weekend for leaders in an Austrian ministry. We usually ended the sessions on Sunday with communion.…