Allowing people to disagree with you (even if you are convinced they are wrong) – Jesus’ love and peace, Part 2

Allowing ourselves to encounter and express the love of Jesus, I believe, starts with humility.  By saying, “I need more of you Jesus.”  By saying, “I don’t have your love all figured out.  I could learn more about it, maybe a lot more.  I could live your love more in the day to day, hourContinue reading “Allowing people to disagree with you (even if you are convinced they are wrong) – Jesus’ love and peace, Part 2”

How do you handle yourself when you disagree with someone? – 1 Thessalonians 5:13–15, 26, Part 1

This past week, there was an awkward moment during class discussion in a Bible class I teach for a local Christian college.   We were discussing Hebrews 10:25 which says “Let us not give up meeting together.”  That verse teaches Christians to be committed to gathering together regularly and consistently. I asked the students if theContinue reading “How do you handle yourself when you disagree with someone? – 1 Thessalonians 5:13–15, 26, Part 1”

Why David’s wife bitterly confronted him – 2 Samuel 6, Part 3

In the previous post, we learned that in 2nd Samuel chapter six, David is dancing wildly, wearing a thin priestly ephod, as part of the procession bringing the Ark of Covenant into the city of Jerusalem. His wife, Michal, was aghast at what she saw from the palace window, as she watched the Ark paradeContinue reading “Why David’s wife bitterly confronted him – 2 Samuel 6, Part 3”