You were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious bloodof Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot,  The above words are part of Peter’s admonishment in 1 Peter 1. He is exhorting them—and encouraging them—to live holy…

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. We often have the opportunity to give. This is a good, good thing. For example, just this past Sunday we had the privilege to “give of our means” in order to bless some of our family here who are…

Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. I wonder sometimes if Adam and Eve had discussions about love. Though none of us was there (of course), and we have no real way of knowing for sure, I have to think that—like every other couple in the…

Spring has sprung, as they say. This is the time of year when things begin to come alive. Flowers and other flora bloom in earnest. Birds return from their winter vacation and share with us their varied and beautiful songs. Other creatures awaken from their semi or full hibernations and become much more active. Breezes…