Category Archives: 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7

Why Do We Love?

Posted on June 19, 2012 by John

Why Do We Love?  Is it for our own sake or the sake of the one we are loving? [W]e don’t love people and animals because we will have them forever, we love them because loving them changes us, makes … Continue reading →

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Love Is More Than A Feeling—Much More Than A Feeling; It’s A Virtue

Posted on January 5, 2012 by John

. . One of the things that we as a culture have forgotten (did we ever really know it? Has any culture every really known it?) is that love is much more than just a feeling. Love is equally, if … Continue reading →

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Are You in a Conscious or an Unconscious Relationship?

Posted on October 15, 2011 by John

Our intimate relationships and friendships (even family relationships between adults) can be characterized as being either conscious or unconscious. A conscious relationship is organized around two people’s highest values and principles; it is governed by their consciences, by their sense … Continue reading →

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The Size of the Task Ahead of Us

Posted on April 24, 2011 by John

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not inflated. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered or quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury. Love … Continue reading →

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