Tag: Love

I decided a long time ago that I would rather be loving than right. What I mean is, when I am in doubt, because I am unsure and not completely confident of what I should do, I should err on the side of being loving. To be “right” on a particular matter, but in a…

The world that we have created, the one we have shaped in every culture and throughout history, operates on the basis of power. Raw, coercive force is the fundamental calculation and currency of human societies. Everything comes down to who has power, who needs it, and what can be done with it. The world’s constituent…

The perfect love of God has within its nature what appears, at least to us, to be a paradox, if not a complete contradiction. The confusing reality is that we are told God loves absolutely everyone and everything, the whole world, as all is right now (John 3:16). We would be less confused if Jesus…

Two prevalent, but inaccurate, ways of viewing God are common: as either the enforcer of a moral code, or as primarily the resource for all that we desire. This is God as either maker of laws or bestower of blessings. Certainly, God could be seen as both, but usually the tilt is toward one or…

When we do not know the deep love of God in an experiential, soul-changing way, religious practice and faithfulness will be nothing more than lifeless rule-keeping. Until we lose ourselves in the enveloping light of God’s love, that love can be nothing more than simply a topic of discussion and interest, forever a matter of…

The question may be startling at first, but it begs to be asked: Does God love Satan? We may be taken back just by hearing it. We know that the devil is the enemy of God, but isn’t that exactly why we ought to realize that God must love the devil? The standard of God-love…