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Category Archives: Love
Remembering Mom
My mother, Wanda Jean Hodge, passed from this earthly life on August 27, 2026. Following the death of his child, David said, “I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me” (2 Samuel 12:23). This is true … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Family, Hope, Love
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 2 Samuel 12:23, 2 Timothy 1:5, 2 Timothy 3:14-15, 45 years raising children, 5000 strike outs, 8 children, animals, arkansas, august 27, august 27 2026, bill clinton, birds, chow, dad, david's child dies, discipline, eulogy, family, food, giving self, heart, home, house looking, james amd john's mother, kristy, love, macaws, Matthew 20:21, memories of righteous, misty, mom, nolan ryan, panama, parents, parrots, poodle, poodles, Proverbs 10:7, remembering mom, rickey henderson, service, sherry, shopping, spanking someone else's dog, spelling lessons, t-bird, teacher named wanda, teaching children, timothy's mom and grandmom, toy poodles, wanda hodge
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Spots in Your Love Feast
“These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves” (Jude 12). First, let’s consider what is meant by “love feasts.” These feasts may be thought of as something much like what we … Continue reading
Posted in Fellowship, food, History, Love
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:11, 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22, 2 Peter 2:13, agape feasts, asv, church history, clement of alexandria, discerning, edify, esv, everett ferguson, hebrews 10:24, help, help not hinder, hidden reefs, hidden rocks, Jude 12, love feasts, nasb, Romans 12:1-2, shipwreck faith, spots in love feasts, tertullian, thayer, vine's, wise
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From Swine’s Food to Fatted Calf
“But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in the land, and he began to be in want. The he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields … Continue reading
Posted in food, Love, Parables, Repentance
Tagged 1892, a.t. robertson, best robe, book will God run, carob tree, charles b. hodge jr., father's love, fatted calf, food, fourfold gospel, Galatians 6:7-8, j.w. mcgarvey, kiss neck, locust tree, lost and found, Luke 15, merry, parable, pay day someday, pharisees and scribes, Repentance, ring, sandals, sin will take you farther than you want to go quote, song: I've Wandered From Home by william j. kirkpatrick, song: Lord I'm Coming Home by william j. kirkpatrick, studylight.org, swine's food, tax collectors and sinners, the lost son, the love of God, the prodigal son, will God run?, William J. Kirkpatrick
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What Would That Look Like?
I once had a conversation with a member about her commitment to Christ and her involvement in the local church. I was asked: What would proper involvement look like? This is an excellent question to ask. Let’s try to answer … Continue reading
Posted in christian growth, Dedication, evangelism, Love, Priorities
Tagged assemble with saints, bear fruit, bear fruit with patience, benevolence, bible study, book mere Christianity, busy bee, c.s. lewis, Christ like, church attendance, concern for others, disciple, edification, evangelism, following Christ, genuine love, imitate Christ, little Christ, love, maintain good works, marshall keeble, more than baptism is needed, patience, priorities, thayer, true Christianity, vine's, zealous for good works
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When I Survey…
Isaac Watts (1674-1748), from a young age, had a way with words. He once frustrated his father by his continual rhyming. When his father scolded him, he quickly replied, “Oh, father, do some pity take, and I will no more … Continue reading
Posted in Cross, Dedication, Humility, Jesus, Love, pride, Priorities, Singing
Tagged 1 Corinthians 15:10, 1 John 3:16, 1674, 1748, alas and did my savior bleed, at the cross, charles wesley, encyclopedia.com, focus on cross, Galatians 2:21, Galatians 6:14, humble, hymns by isaac watts, I sing the Might Power of God, isaac watts, joy to the world, love, Micah 6:8, our God our help in ages past, Philippians 3:7-8, Philippians 3:9, pride, priorities, Romans 12:1-2, song when I survey the wondrous cross, songsandhymns.org, the cross, Titus 2:14, vain things, we're marching to zion, what we owe
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Drink Ye All of It and Other Reflections
It has been over three years since Covid-19 was first reported in the U.S.A. January 20, 2020 was the date of the first lab-confirmed case in the United States, according to the CDC (CDC Museum Covid-19 Timeline, cdc.gov). Here are … Continue reading
Posted in Fellowship, Lord's Supper, Love, Priorities, Textual study, worship
Tagged 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, 1 Corinthians 13, 1 Corinthians 14, 2 Timothy 2:15, Acts 20:7, care in study, cdc.gov, center of disease control, corona virus, covid, covid 19, drink ye all of it, edification, Ephesians 4:1-3, Ephesians 5:17-20, esv, focus in worship assembly, good ground, Hebrews 10:25-26, it is easy to forget why we come together, it is easy to let weeds grow, it is easy to misunderstand others, it is easy to misunderstand scripture, January 20 2020, John 4:24, kjv, lavistachurchofchrist.org, longsuffering, love, Luke 8, Matthew 26:27, nasb, niv, nkjv, opinions, parable of four soils, parable of sower, patience, remembering Jesus death, weeds, worship
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Valentine’s Day and Love
The origin of this day is uncertain. Here are some theories: (1) Some (not all) believe that it is a “christianized” form of the Roman festival of Lupercalia. This festival occurred each year between February 13th and 15th. It is … Continue reading
Posted in History, holiday, Love, Marriage
Tagged 1382, 270 a.d., animal sacrifice, arnie seipel, birds, britain magazine, claudius ii, drunkenness, elizabeth hanes, emily temple, February 14, flora hughes-onslow, fornication, from your valentine, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:24, geoffrey chaucer, Hebrews 13:4, history.com, lithub.com, love, lupera, lupercalia, marriage, Matthew19:4-5, nakedness, npr.org, pagan holiday christianized, parlement of foules, Proverbs 5:18, roman festival, romance, rome, romulus and remus, Song of Solomon 2:16, Valentine, valentine's day, valentinus, wolf
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Fire in My Bones
“Then I said, ‘I will not make mention of Him, nor speak anymore in His name” (Jeremiah 20:9a). Jeremiah was tired of the fight. He was mocked by what seemed like everyone (Jeremiah 20:7, 10). He was in derision daily … Continue reading
Posted in evangelism, God`s word, Love, Preachers, Preaching, prophets, Textual study
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 2:13, alone, b.j. clark, book studies in Jeremiah and Lamentations, burn out, critics, fear on every side, fire in bones, garland elkins, jeremiah, Jeremiah 15:17, Jeremiah 20:10, Jeremiah 20:7-8, Jeremiah 20:9, Jeremiah 6:16-17, Jeremiah 8:21, jeremiah 9:1, Jeremiah wants to go in hotel business, johnny ramsey, love, meditation, mock, negative preaching, power lectures, preaching, Psalm 1, Psalm 119, robert taylor jr., unpatriotic, weary of preaching, weeping prophet
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Put On… (Colossians 3:12-15)
It is said that a tradition sprang up, in the early years of church history, concerning the garments worn following baptism. The historian Philip Schaff wrote, “During the week following, the neophytes wore white garments as a symbol of purity” … Continue reading
Posted in christian growth, Endurance, Forgiveness, Humility, Love, Mercy, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1997 stop lectureship, acrostic, agape, alan adams, albert osborn, at robertson, bear with one another, beneficence, bond of perfection, book history of the Christian church, Christ like characteristics, clothing of christian, Colossians 3:12-15, compassion, compassionate hearts, conpassion for others, dress for christian, esv, forebearing one another, forgiving one another, forgivness, garland robinson, gentleness, humility, humility with others, imitate Christ, imitate christ in forgivness, inner peace, kindness, let peace of God rule heart, longsuffering, love, meekness, nasb, nkjv, patience, perfect bond of unity, perfect harmony, philip schaff, put on love, rejoice with those who rejoice, remember whose you are, resilience in relationships, restraint in relationships, seek the old paths, song let the beauty of Jesus be seen, studylight, superlative of love, system of peace, tender mercies, thanksgiving toward God, thayer, the christian worker, things to put off, things to put on, trust, trust toward God, umpire, unity, vine's, weep with those who weep, wesley j. perschbacher
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A Coat of Many Colors
“Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age. Also he made him a tunic of many colors” (Genesis 37:3) There was something special about this garment. However, exactly what is … Continue reading →