“Healthy Relationships – Welcome to the community of the Trinity” – Chapter 6, The kindness and grac
1 Samuel 2:18-21 “But Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod. Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice. Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, ‘May the LORD give you children by this woman to take the place of the one she prayed for and gave to the LORD.’ Then they would go home. And the LORD was gracious to Hannah; she birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.” During the Covid-19 pandemic, with no sports on television to watch, I checked out the ESPN special about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls run of 6 NB
Healthy Relationships – Welcome to the community of the Trinity, Chapter 4, “The Key Ingredient – Hu
Philippians 2:5-8, “In your relationships with one another, have the same attitude of mind Christ Jesus had: ‘Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing, by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a human being, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!” When I was a teenager I was invited to a party and asked to bring a snack to share. My mom had just made some cocktail wieners in a delicious (tasted like barbeque) sauce, so I asked if she would make that for me to take to the party. She was glad to comply
I have had the honor of solemnizing over 150 weddings during my 35+ years in ministry. Some of those relationships turned out better than others. But, I will never forget one in particular! The prospective groom and bride looked like 'Ken and Barbie.' (if you are too young to relate to that analogy, ask an older couple you know and they'll explain it to you!) It seemed like a match made in heaven. He was handsome. She was beautiful. They both were well-educated. They both had great jobs. They answered all of my premarital counseling questions flawlessly. The wedding was an amazing celebration for their families. They paid well! It couldn't have been a more magical event if Disney had been in