Posts in this category focus on God’s Word, dig into its meaning, and apply it to our lives. God’s Word is living! Let’s dig to find the strong roots that are able to grow us to enable us to flourish!
A Bucknell University survey of individuals mostly in their early twenties focused “on how men and women react to relationship situations,…both [men and women] felt that a partner whose love wasn’t equal to their own was worse than unequal sexual attraction…Emotional commitment and sex… Continue Reading “A Sensitive Subject–Is “Love” and Reciprocation the Basis for a Healthy Relationship?”
Category: MeaningTags: Abide, Agape, Behaviors, Bible, Command, Commitment, Desires, God is Love, God's Design, God's Judgments, God's Prescription, Holy, Homosexuality, Honor, Idolatry, Increase Humankind, Life, Living Sacrifice, Love, Reciprocation, Reflect, Relationship, Responsibilities, Serve Ourselves, Sex, Sin, Thoughts, What God Prefers, Worship
Posted on November 6, 2021
by Michelle Taylor Baum
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I’m sure you’ve noticed–There are a LOT of words in the Bible that we don’t use in our typical conversations. I tend to call them “church words.” You know…the ones we act like we know (and we do have an idea, sometimes), because we’ve… Continue Reading “Love: A Sensitive Subject–What Does “Homosexual” Refer to in 1 Corinthians 6:9?”
Category: MeaningTags: Adulterer, Contaminating, Defiling the Marriage Bed, Fornicator, Heterosexual, Homosexual, Idolator, Living Together, Love, Loyal, Master, Physical Pleasure, Pleasing the Senses, Prostitution, Purity, Sex, Sex Outside of Marriage, Sex Talk, Sexual Child Abuse, Sexual Desires, Sexual Orientation, Sin, Slave, Sold Out To, Unfaithful, Unnatural, Womanly Characteristics, Worship
I’ve seen and heard the phrase, “Love is love,” a lot. You, probably, have, too. According to the Urban Dictionary, which is a web site where people, via the internet, weigh in on slang words and phrases, “Love is love,” is said to mean:… Continue Reading “LOVE–Am I Responsible for My Sexual Orientation?”
Category: MeaningTags: Abuse, Actions, Approved, Attraction, Bible, Celebrate, Desire, Determination, Earth, Enjoy, Feelings, Female, Gender, Gender Identity, Heart, Heaven, Holy, Homosexuality, King, Kingdom of God, Love, Male, Reward, Scripture, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Sin, Spiritual, Violate
Posted on October 11, 2021
by Michelle Taylor Baum
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I embarked on an internet search to see what people think love is NOT…Whew! There’s a LOT out there! The thing is, it doesn’t matter how many PhDs someone has, whom they work for that gives them clout, or how many people follow them.… Continue Reading “What’s Love NOT to Do (Part 3)–A Sensitive Subject”
Category: MeaningTags: 1 Corinthians 13, Abuse, Appoint, Assist, Began, Bible, Built, Celebrate, Christians, Clarity, Complete, Correspond To, Creation, Equivalent, Female, Gender Identities, Genders, God's Nature, God's Purpose, Guard, Helper, Homosexuality, Love, Male, Men, Nature of God, Past, Pierce, Protector, Quality, Remember, Role, Scripture, Significant, Support, What God Prefers, Women, Work, Work of Art
Have you ever been really mad, and words start flowing out of your mouth that just aren’t like you? I have! I’ve thought, “Where did that come from?!?” knowing full well it was a deeper matter than just what was going on at the… Continue Reading “What’s Love NOT to Do (Part 2)–Mouth (and Heart) Matters”
Category: MeaningTags: 1 Corinthians 13, Abundance, Admire, Allow, Approve, Arrogance, Bellows, Boast, Brag, Discern, Excess, Filling, Heart, Ignite, Inflated, Love, Mental, Mouth, Overflow, Praise, Pride, Psychological, Results, Satisfaction, Self, Swell Up, The LORD, True Love, What God Prefers, Words Overflow from Heart
According to Psychology Today, “When doctors and therapists teach patients to turn negative thoughts and worries into positive affirmations, the communication process improves, and the patient regains self-control and confidence. But there’s a problem: The brain barely responds to our positive words and thoughts.… Continue Reading “What’s Love NOT to Do?”
Category: MeaningTags: Act Out, Agape, Anger, Behavior, Boiling Water, Character, Child of God, Doesn't, Envy, Forgive Other People, God's Character, Hatred, Hurt, Identified With, Love, Moved, Negative, Object of Affection, Parameters, Patience, Reaction, Reflection, Seek Self, Self-Control, Sin, Spirit of God, What God Prefers
Are you thinking, “Really?!? This, again?!? I’ve read/studied 1 Corinthians 13 so many times and heard sermons galore on love; I don’t need to read your post on it, too! Other things are calling for my time.” Before you exit out of this, please… Continue Reading “Love: The Key Ingredient–Part 2”
Category: MeaningTags: Abide, Actions, Bears, Believes, Brokenness, Continually, Empowered, Endure, Endures, Expectation, Faith, Hope, Listening, Love, Move Toward the LORD, Pray, Read Scripture, Safe Place, Storms of Life, Trust God, Truth, Under God's Authority, Under God's Protection, What God Prefers