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Love Like Jesus: Jesus Did Not Love Everybody the Same

He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. –Mark 5:37 How Jesus Loved People Jesus loved everybody, but he didn’t love everybody the same. Do you realize that? He loved… Read More

Love Like Jesus: Liberal vs. Conservative, and the Kingdom of Heaven

Facebook is heating up again. My democrat friends are writing words celebrating Paula Deen’s fall from grace. My republican friends are writing words lamenting it. My republican friends want our borders secured. My democrat friends, are celebrating the… Read More

Love Like Jesus: Jim Bakker, Billy Graham, and a Sinking Man

This article is from the new book Love Like Jesus: How Jesus Loved People (and how you can love like Jesus). For more articles included in the book go to Love Like Jesus Book. I Hated Jim Bakker I hated Jim… Read More

Love Like Jesus and a Plague of Flies of Biblical Proportions (Sort Of)

A Plague of Flies of Biblical Proportions (Sort Of) Ah Friday. Friday is writing day around here, and it’s Friday at last. Friday is the one day of the week everyone is supposed to leave me alone, to… Read More

Love Like Jesus–A Baby’s Skull Removed: Matthew 14:35-36

People brought all their sick to him and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed. -Matthew 14:35-36 How Jesus Loved People People from all around brought… Read More

Love Like Jesus–A Church Feeds Four Thousand: Matthew 15:32

A Church Feeds Four Thousand My church is located pretty much in the middle of nowhere. If you want to see just how remote it is, you can look at it on a Google map here. It’s in… Read More

Love Like Jesus–A Storm and a Wedding: Mark 4:37-39

A Storm Hits a Wedding Ceremony I went to this wedding once where the person who took charge of planning the wedding had a beautiful vision for it. It was going to happen outside and it was going… Read More

Love Like Jesus–Even When It’s Less Than Ideal: John 19:26-27

When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into… Read More

Love Like Jesus–Encourage and Commend: Matthew 11:11

Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist… -Matthew 11:11 How Jesus Loved People Jesus loved people by commending them publicly. Here in Matthew 11 we see… Read More

Love Like Jesus–Hope for those of us who can’t raise people from the dead: Matthew 8:5-13

[Image via betsyweber – Creative Commons] [To see the previous Love Like Jesus post, go to Trading Recognition for God’s Glory] When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at… Read More

Love Like Jesus–The Power of the Tongue

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the… Read More

Top 10 Posts of 2012

1) Love Like Jesus series: The most popular posts of 2012 begin with a series. Jesus commanded us to “love one another as I have loved you.” (John 15:12 NKJV) But He never provided instruction as to how we’re to love–or did… Read More