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The Heart of the Matter – by Laura Urista
If you knew for certain you only had a few hours left on earth, how would you spend those last precious hours? What would be the most important thing you’d want to do? I think I would want to tell my dear ones how much I love them and give some instructions about what I would want them to do going forward—to help comfort and prepare them.
Sometimes people will give what is called a “deathbed confession” or provide their final wishes or last will and testament in their final precious moments. In any case, this is a time when you want to truly get to “the heart of the matter.”
This is exactly what Jesus did on the night before his ...
Love Is… And Love Is Not – by Greg Albrecht
Friend and Partner Letter from May 2022
Love IS patientLove IS kind.Love is NOT envious.Love does NOT boast.Love is NOT proud.Love is NOT rude.Love is NOT self-seeking.Love is NOT easily angered.Love does NOT keep a record of wrongs.Love does NOT delight in evil, rather it rejoices in truth.Love protects.Love trusts.Love hopes.Love perseveres.Love never fails.—1 Corinthians 13:4-7
The ultimate and sublime demonstration and example of love is the Cross of Christ. There is NO GREATER LOVE than Jesus’ voluntary self-sacrifice for us. When the Cross of Christ was buried in the soil of this earth, Jesus was lifted up (John 12:32). When Jesus ...
“God is Love BUT …” Brad Jersak
"Everything before the word 'BUT' is horse sh*t." - Game of Thrones
I've heard this statement elsewhere as "Nothing someone says before the word 'but' really counts," especially when an affirmation of love is immediately followed by its negations. The aphorism is loaded with wisdom and experience. Even if you feel that love compels you to bring a word of critique or correction, if you use love as your opening salvo to bring someone down, you'll bring love down with them. It's a big relational mistake... unless it's a case of deliberate 'gaslighting,' which is abusive.
How much more so with God! Does Jesus say, "God so love the world BUT..." ...
Counterfeit vs. Genuine Love by Greg Albrecht
Friend and Partner Letter from September 2013:
Where is love? Does it fall from skies above? – Lyrics from “Where is Love?” from the stage musical and film “Oliver!” – based on the 1839 novel “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens.
Ten-year old orphan Oliver Twist sings the haunting refrain “Where is Love?” after being banished to the cellar of a funeral parlor. After enduring most of his early life in a “workhouse,” Oliver is assigned as an apprentice in a funeral home, which turns out to be another slave-like exploitation, where he serves an undertaker.
Just before Oliver plaintively sings about the whereabouts of ...
January 2021
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Articles:
Learning Pandemic Lessons – pg. 1
Here Comes the Dreamer – pg. 2
I Must Confess – pg. 5
My Sister Claretha – pg. 7
Quotes & Connections – pg. 8
Got Corona Cabin Fever? by Laura Urista
Are you starting to feel edgy, irritable, impatient and like you desperately need a break from your spouse, kids or other family members living in your home? Does the old adage “familiarity breeds contempt” describe your current living situation? You’re not alone. Due to the Corona-virus pandemic and “stay-at-home” orders, most of us have been stuck at home for a few weeks now, and many are experiencing a phenomenon commonly known as “cabin fever.”
House of Anne Frank
“Cabin fever” is a term used to describe being isolated, confined or stuck in a similar routine, place, or position for a prolonged period of time. It can cause ...
December 2018
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Brad Jersak: Advent, Arrival, Appearance– pg. 1
Eden Jersak: Arrival of Hope– pg. 3
Brad Jersak: Arrival of Peace – pg. 4
Laura Urista: Arrival of Joy – pg. 6
Kenneth Tanner: Arrival of Love – pg. 8
Greg Albrecht: Kingdom of Heaven – pg. 8
Larry Parsley: J.B. Roane and the Case of the Belated Apology – pg. 12
Steve Stewart: Pure and Wonderful Grace – pg. 14
Brad Jersak: “What Lesson Is God Teaching Me?” -pg. 15
September 2018
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Articles:
What Do You Expect from Jesus? – pg. 1
Information Is Not Knowledge – pg. 2
Religion or Love? – pg. 5
Bricks or Stones? – pg. 6
Broken Bridge – pg. 7
Quotes & Connections – pg. 8
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May 2018
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Articles:
Mothers and the Grace of God – pg. 1
A Transformation--Not a Transaction – pg. 2
Five Generations: A Legacy of Love – pg. 5
Conforming and Performing – pg. 7
Quotes & Connections – pg. 8
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Nov-Dec 2016
Articles:
The Parables of Jesus--Part 2 - page 1
For Those Who are Banged Up a Little - page 2
"No" to Wrath and "Yes" to Love--Part 2 -page 5
A Little at a Time -page 7
Sep-Oct 2016
Articles:
The Parables of Jesus--Part 1 - page 1
Living a Life of Love - page 2
"No" to Wrath and "Yes" to Love--Part 1 - page 5
"That's more than I wanted to know..." - page 7
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