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On Monday, I talked about the way Jesus told his disciples to love each other. On Tuesday, I talked about how this meant that extrovert Peter and reflective Nathaniel were told to love each other. Simon the Zealot and Matthew the civil servant were told to love each other. Thomas the loyal pragmatist and John, […]

Rich Dixon is writing about interdependence. +++ Cycling in groups often involves “drafting,” riding closely behind another rider. When done correctly, the following rider can save as much as 30% of their energy. However, drafting can also be risky. Our FREEDOM TOUR 2018 team talked about this important relationship. We read Matthew 5:13-16, focusing on […]

We think of this command of Jesus to love one another, I think, as going out and loving everyone, loving the whole world, loving the unlovely. And we have these big sermons about loving. But Jesus was sitting in a room with 11 guys around a table. They all knew each other. They were annoyed […]

The night before Jesus died, he spent time with his closest followers, the people that were like family to him. He had spent three years with them. They asked him questions. He had told stories. He did miracles and then they did miracles. They walked together all around Israel. They thought they were going to […]

God. You invite us to love one another. Actually, it is less an invitation. It’s more like a command. It’s really hard. It’s not a command to love the whole world. You do that. It’s not a command to love our enemies. That’s a different command. This is a command to love each other. You […]