love – Drew Downs

Trust in Love

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6 min read

In the Ascension, we are invited to reflect on the departure of Jesus from his disciples, and why it is that we always hate goodbyes.

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2 min read

In preparing his disciples for his departure, Jesus prays that his joy be in them and that this joy be complete—a truly possible hope.

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7 min read

Jesus describes the foundation of God’s dream like a chain of love in which we share love and in it, find the root of joy in life.

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4 min read

The challenge of preaching about love is that we either treat it as an emotion we like or as cover for doing things we want to excuse.

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2 min read

In commanding his disciples love one another, Jesus is setting as normal what we want to believe is optional—and really, occasional.

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1 min read

We often treat love like an emotion that we merely experience. But Jesus commands us to love, to treat it like a behavior we are to learn.