no.016 love-in-practice 2026-08-04
How Do You Know If You Truly Love Others?
How do you know if you truly love others, not just feel warmly toward them? Real love is not something you manufacture. You are only the conduit, not the source.
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Meaningless Without
Bearing the image of God
A walk through 1 Corinthians 13, one quality of love at a time. You were made in the image of Love, to love.
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The Eternity of God
Knowing the One who was, is, and is to come
God has no beginning, no end, no succession. Nine short chapters on what that means, and why it is the ground a believer stands on.
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What Is Sin?
A short, clear, biblical answer
Sin is the absence of godly love, measured by the God who is love. Traced from the first sin in the garden, through the heart, to the cross.
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love-in-practice 2026-08-11
What Has Hurt Made You Into?
What does the Bible say about pain and suffering? Pain is not the enemy of love. Handled well, it is one of love's most powerful teachers.
What has hurt made you into?
Not what it took from you, though it may have taken a great deal. Not how long it lasted, or how unfair it was, or whether the person responsible ever admitted what they did. But what did the pain actually produce in you…
Continue reading →no.015 love-in-practice 2026-07-28
Do You Love Jesus, or Just Admire Him?
What does it mean to love Jesus, not just believe in Him? Admiration keeps a respectful distance. Love asks everything, because He chose you first.
no.014 love-in-practice 2026-07-21
How Do You Love God? Why Belief Is Not the Same as Love
Do you love God, or just believe in Him? Even the demons believe. Loving God begins with knowing Him, and with knowing you are already fully known.
no.013 love-in-practice 2026-07-14
Love Rejoices With the Truth: What 1 Corinthians 13 Means by Rejoicing With the Truth
What does 1 Corinthians 13 mean by love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth? Why love refuses to enjoy another person's downfall.
no.012 love-in-practice 2026-07-07
Love Is Not Proud: What 1 Corinthians 13 Means by Love Is Not Proud
What does 1 Corinthians 13 mean when it says love is not proud? Pride, dishonor, and self-seeking are three expressions of one root: a heart not secure in God.
no.011 love-in-practice 2026-06-30
Love Does Not Envy: What 1 Corinthians 13 Means by Love Does Not Envy
What does 1 Corinthians 13 mean when it says love does not envy? Not jealousy. The Greek word is zēloō, a boiling resentment that comes from a wound.
about_jq
I am a Christian writer based in South Africa, happily married, living a quiet life. I am not a theologian. I am a careful reader who believes the text means what it says.
I write because I became convinced that many Christians are carrying a version of their faith that is heavier and more complicated than it needs to be, when the thing underneath it all is actually quite simple.
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