Category: Articles
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Does Your Fruit Show Love?
By Lisa Eargle Peters,
When I was a little girl my daddy was a pastor and there was a song we sang every Sunday at the end of our service called, “We Are One in the Spirit”. I don’t remember thinking much about that song as a child, but recently some of the words came back to me: “And they’ll know we are Christians by our love” (John 13:34-35). How many people do you think know you and I are Christians because of the love we show to others? That question makes me wince. If we are to be known by our love, as Jesus was, or lack of it, no wonder the world has such a poor opinion of Christians and the Church.
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Reflecting Always Brings Thanks Living
Some of you know that I have been wrestling with several health problems the last few years and one of the things that it has done is cause me to re-examine my priorities. I am continuing to learn that it is imperative to not simply focus on what is wrong, but what and Who is right. Adversity is intended not to come between us and God, but to draw us closer… not to make us gripe, but grateful. What should it take for a Christian to be thankful to our Savior and Father? Simply to be in touch with the realities of life and to reflect upon them. No matter what our circumstances, prosperity or adversity, we are blessed of God and should be thankful. The Thanksgiving Season merely calls it to our attention.