Read: 1 John 4:18-21Review: Living the truth of Jesus in everyday life in John’s day must’ve been very challenging. Life was characterized by ethnic division, hatred, and indifference. Unity and love,...  Read More

Read: 1 John 4:15-17Review: Way back in 1964, before I was a real Christian, I could have told you that Jesus is the son of God just as easily as saying Mickey Mantle was the Yankee's star batter. But...  Read More

Read: 1 John 4:11-14Review: John commands us to "Love one another" echoing Jesus recorded in his gospel.  He should know something about that as he refers to himself as the "the other disciple whom Je...  Read More

Read: 1 John 4:7-10Review: As a young dancer, my dream was to be on Star Search (Gen X’s version of AGT). I carefully studied tv dancers, comparing myself for progress to see if I had become like them...  Read More

Read: 1 John 4:6Review: John says in this verse “We are of God”.  The Cambridge Dictionary says about the word “of” that it is “used to show possession, belonging, or origin”.  In other words, we are ...  Read More

Read: 1 John 4:5Review: We would all agree that in today’s world we are barraged with information from everywhere. The news, social media and opinions from friends and family can be conflicting and co...  Read More

Read: 1 John 4:4Review: C.S. Lewis said, “When the whole world is running toward a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind.” That’s how it is for us who take 1...  Read More

Read: 1 John 4:2-3Review: The coming of "Jesus Christ in the flesh", refers to the great Christian doctrine called, "The Incarnation", in which the eternal Son of God became fully human. For Christian...  Read More

Read: 1 John 4:1Review: In preparing their agents to spot counterfeit money, the U.S. Secret Service initially trains them to study only legitimate bills. They spend considerable time concentrating on...  Read More

Read: 1 John 3:23-24Review: The apostle John provides a simplified version of God’s will for the Christian life: 1) believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ; and 2) love one another as He commande...  Read More

Read: 1 John 3:19-22Review: “Michelle, you are not enough! You fail often, you let people down constantly.” My heart’s condemnation at its finest. Condemn is defined: to express complete disapproval o...  Read More

Read: 1 John 3: 16-18Review: Commotion swirls the kitchen scene as though a cyclone struck a carnival; favorable smells and people and food and words, all jumbled together in volume.  A dinner party.I...  Read More