Responding to Great Love

Responding to Great Love

“Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (Jn. 15:13) That means there’s no love in the world, no love that you can feel, not a love from a friend, not a love from the spouse that you hope to have, not a love from the...
The Love of Christ Compels Us

The Love of Christ Compels Us

We have been talking about “No Greater Love,” and now the question is, what is your response to that love? What is your response to God’s unfailing, awesome, never-ending love? In his second letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul says, “For Christ’s love compels...
Lifting Jesus Higher

Lifting Jesus Higher

Dear Friends, We could not do what we are doing to reach so many without your support. Again and again, thank you. The Lift Jesus Higher Rally Last month, Rachel wrote the opening letter and mentioned the Lift Jesus Higher Rally that had just concluded. Isn’t it great...
The One Who Lays Down His Life

The One Who Lays Down His Life

They say there’s a God-shaped hole in every human heart that is so big that only God can fill it. When I was younger, I tried to fill it with all kinds of things that seemed to medicate the pain of the profound sense of emptiness inside of me. Starting in high...
Weekly Inspiration: Heaven’s Love Language

Weekly Inspiration: Heaven’s Love Language

By giving us an incredible glimpse into his motivation for coming to earth to save us, Jesus reveals that obedience is a love language of heaven: “But I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father (Jn 14:31). Jesus assents to...
Weekly Inspiration: Letting the Lord Build

Weekly Inspiration: Letting the Lord Build

I’ve experienced some changes in my personal life lately, not all of which were predicted or desired. It can be jarring. It’s tempting to wish things away. I can spend a lot of time thinking about how things used to be or how I’d prefer them to be. On the one hand,...