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One Another Thread, 21 APR 2007 Verse for the Day Rom. 13:8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. ONE ANOTHER DEVOTIONAL CHRISTIAN CAUCUS: Knitting a Conundrum: We are coming together in love, and to share the love of Christ, and therefore, even if we disagree, we need to remember to avoid things that are not said kindly and in love. Each of us holds our beliefs because we do it for the love of Christ, and even if you don’t accept the conclusion of...

One Another Thread, 4/12/07 Verse for the Day 1 Peter 4:8 Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. ONE ANOTHER DEVOTIONAL CHRISTIAN CAUCUS: Knitting a Conundrum: We are coming together in love, and to share the love of Christ, and therefore, even if we disagree, we need to remember to avoid things that are not said kindly and in love. Each of us holds our beliefs because we do it for the love of Christ, and even if you don’t accept the conclusion of a person, honor it by...

ONE ANOTHER DEVOTIONAL CHRISTIAN CAUCUS: Knitting a Conundrum: We are coming together in love, and to share the love of Christ, and therefore, even if we disagree, we need to remember to avoid things that are not said kindly and in love. Each of us holds our beliefs because we do it for the love of Christ, and even if you don’t accept the conclusion of a person, honor it by not saying harsh or hurtful things because it’s done to honor Christ. Kind and respectful discourse. Avoid words that you know will cause a kneejerk reaction. If a...

Edify One AnotherRomans 14:19Caring Christians love one another. We have already looked at and emphasized the statements in scripture that tell us to "love one another" (John 13:34-35). Loving one another is not only a matter of words; it is a matter of deeds. It is one thing to say to someone, "I love you," but quite something else to prove it by our actions. Notice the word "edify" in verse 19. The word means "to build up." It comes from the Latin word which means "to build." Christians who care edify one another; they build one another up in...

"Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us" Ephesians 3:20 If Ephesians 3:20 told us that God was to do all that we ask or think, that would be . . . well . . . wonderful! If Ephesians 3:20 told us that God was able to do above all that we ask or think, that would be tremendous! If Ephesians 3:20 told us that God was able to abundantly above all that we ask or think, that would be fabulous! But Ephesians...

Tell Father You See Jesusby Bud MacfarlaneTAKING FATHER'S HANDThe late Alec Guiness, esteemed actor and movie star, wrote in his autobiography of playing the part of a Catholic priest. A little boy approached Guiness as he was wearing a Roman collar while on location for a film and took the actor's hand with sublime trust and innocence. The boy called Guiness "Father." The youngster's tenderness struck the actor so powerfully that Guiness was prompted to investigate the Catholic faith, and eventually converted to Catholicism. SUPERNATURAL INSTITUTIONIt is understandable that non-Catholics view the Catholic Church as a merely human institution. It...