Take 5 | Mini-Retreat - Seven Central Paradigms
I was raised by and large to view life as a competition, but as I grew in my faith and discipleship, I have learned finding the 'third way' is the way of love. The third way is finding a win-win solution which honors everyone's interests and seeks to lovingly find an answer that values all in the process. I don't always land on love when I am tired, stressed, or just plain selfish, but it is a worthy goal to contemplate for five minutes today as you think about this idea and six other paradigms of faith.
TAKE FIVE | Mini-Retreat - A World Filled with Love
"He's got the whole world in His hands", but does it always seem filled with love? If you, like me, at times get discouraged by what we see in the news read on.
TAKE FIVE | Mini-Retreat - The POWER OF TRINITARIAN LOVE
Today, as I read this Take 5, I realized for the first time (Duh!) that "FORGIVEN" is a compound word. And the Latin root, "perdonare", means to give completely. My English, secondary ed. majoring daughter is smiling now as she reads this I am sure... Christ was GIVEN, FOR us, so we are completely "FORGIVEN"! And, we are fully embraced by the triune God - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
TAKE FIVE | Mini-Retreat - Love Well
This winter our teen retreat will focus on faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love. Enjoy today's thoughts as we tune our minds into love.