Love – Page 2 – The Arnold Journey

John 15:9 Remain

John 15:9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you Now remain in my love.” Children are a wonderful addition to our lives, except when they don’t do the simple things we ask them to do. Simple things like putting your toys away or emptying the trash seem to slip their youngContinue reading “John 15:9 Remain”

Mocked, Despised, Scoffed

2 Chronicles 36:15-16 The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place. 16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the Lord was aroused againstContinue reading “Mocked, Despised, Scoffed”

Contrasts

Hosea 10:12-13 Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you. 13 But you have planted wickedness, you have reaped evil, you have eaten the fruit of deception. Because you haveContinue reading “Contrasts”

Judges 16:4 – Fell In Love

Judges 16:4 Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah. Love is a many splendored thing. Or at least that is what we are told in the movies, starting in 1955 with the move by that title. Our culture has notions of live thatContinue reading “Judges 16:4 – Fell In Love”

Multiple Strands

1 John 5:1-2 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups revolutionized sweet treats, at least for me. There is just something about the combination of chocolate and peanut butter that tastes so good. If you need to, you can take a break right now and go get one to eat while you finish reading! And since theContinue reading “Multiple Strands”

Liar, Liar, Love’s on Fire

1 John 4:20-21 I like people who communicate with clarity. I want to be a person who says what I mean and means what I say. I want my words to match my actions. And I want constancy over time. I don’t want to say and do one thing now, and then change andContinue reading “Liar, Liar, Love’s on Fire”

The Initiator

1 John 4:19 Of all the superheroes produced by the creative minds of human beings, nothing comes close to the real thing. The Initiator wins, hands down. He is the One that all the others strive to become. Every good and lofty trait and goal that the many superheroes hold as the ideal, TheContinue reading “The Initiator”

Fear’s Place

1 John 4:18 Fear is a God given emotion. It keeps us safe when danger approaches. Our mind reacts to dangerous situations by triggering a cascade of hormones that get us ready to survive through fight, flight or freeze. Fear has a place in life. So if someone tells you that fear is somethingContinue reading “Fear’s Place”

Mature Love

1 John 4:17 When God’s love is present in a group of Jesus-followers, it is a wonderful thing. There is a unity of purpose without uniformity. We can have disagreements without being disagreeable. There is a sense of fulfillment without complacency. But this is a rare thing in our world. Our text couldContinue reading “Mature Love”

3D Printing

1 John 4:15 For many people today, the phrase “broken record” really has no actual experiential knowledge connected to it. They have never heard an actual record player, let alone had a piece of dust or a scratch cause the record to reply a short portion of a song repeatedly. As someone who isContinue reading “3D Printing”