Category: A Faith in Process

As, therefore, God’s picked representatives of the new humanity, purified and beloved of God himself, be merciful in action, kindly in heart, humble in mind. Accept life, and be most patient and tolerant with one another, always ready to forgive if you have a difference with anyone. Forgive as freely as the Lord has forgiven…

Some think that the sign maker would have written, “I can love for no reason,” but ran out of room. I suggest that Christ-followers have a reason: Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your…

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”John 13:34-35 NIV ***

So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”John 13:34-35 NLT  *** “To love someone means to see him as God intended him.” Fyodor Dostoevsky *** Love…

God blesses those who work for peace,for they will be called the children of God.Matthew 5:9 NLT *** Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:where there is hatred, let me sow love;where there is injury, pardon;where there is doubt, faith;where there is despair, hope;where there is darkness, light;where there is sadness, joy.O divine Master,…

“Arise, shine, for your light has come,    and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.See, darkness covers the earth    and thick darkness is over the peoples,but the Lord rises upon you    and his glory appears over you.Nations will come to your light,    and kings to the brightness of your dawn.Isaiah 60:1-3 NIV *** For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to…

The Lord reigns forever;he has established his throne for judgment.He rules the world in righteousnessand judges the peoples with equity.Psalm 9:7-8 NIV *** Lord, I come to You today to pray for the nations of the world and their leaders and governors. Whether a nation is governed by a king or queen, a prince or president, a prime…

The Lord says,“I was ready to respond, but no one asked for help.I was ready to be found, but no one was looking for me.I said, ‘Here I am, here I am!’to a nation that did not call on my name.All day long I opened my arms to a rebellious people.But they follow their own evil pathsand…

Beauty pageants, palace intrigue, hostility, plotting, revenge, the book of Esther feels like a soap opera. If you are unfamiliar with the story, take a few minutes to read it. Did you notice something? The book of Esther is unique because God is never mentioned. But His providence, His presence and His hand are there on…

From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us.Acts 17:26-27 NLT…