It was the last night. Jesus knew it, even if the disciples didn’t. The supper was done. The basin was still wet from washing their feet. Judas had just slipped out into the dark. And with only hours left before the cross, Jesus gave them one command: “A new command I give you: Love one…
A Gift, Not a Wage
The leper brought nothing to Jesus. No offering. No clean record. Just a question: are You willing? Years later, Paul wrote down why the answer was yes. He wrote it from prison, to the believers in Ephesus. That city was built around a great temple, and everyone there knew how religion worked: you paid, you…
If You Love Me, Keep My Commandments
Jesus said, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” Then He told us what they are. Follow John’s thread from the Upper Room to his letters.
The Four Loves, Part 2: Love One Another
On His last night, the disciples’ feet were still damp from His washing. Judas had just walked out into the dark. And Jesus gave them something He called new. “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” (John 13:34) The command to love…
Nobody Had Touched Him in Years
Nobody had touched him in years. That’s the detail I can’t get past. Not the disease. The distance. Lepers lived outside town. They had to call out “Unclean!” when anyone came near, and they watched people step off the road to keep away from them. A man could go years without a hand on his…
The Four Loves, Part 1
Someone asked me once what the Law of Christ actually is. Not the theology. The short version. Four loves. Today, the first three. Love God. A lawyer tried to trap Jesus with a question about the greatest commandment. Jesus went straight to the heart: love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and…
The Sheet Music Was Never Wrong: Leviticus 19 and Christian Love
I saw “Leviticus 19” on the last page of a church bulletin and reached for my notebook, ready to defend grace. Then the pastor stood up and preached the backbone of the Law of Christ. Moses wrote the music down. Jesus played every note.
The Beautiful Burden of Obedience
Jesus gave commands with no exception clause: love one another, forgive seventy times seven, honor your father and mother, bless those who curse you. The world calls them naive. Around a fire, Peter asked how many times was enough, and Jesus answered with a single word. These are the beautiful burdens that form us into Christ, along with what they do, and do not, ask of the wounded.
Loved From Cover to Cover: 66 Books, One Message
Sixty-six books, forty writers, fifteen centuries. Discover why you are loved from cover to cover—and what the hard pages mean.
Fruit of the Spirit: The Quiet Work of the Spirit
The fruit of the Spirit is not a checklist to achieve but a life to receive. A devotional on the quiet way love grows in ordinary days.