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Tag Archives: hate
Love Is a Bridge
Thought for the Week “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” ~Martin Luther King Jr. Sir Isaac Newton once … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged bridge, hate, healing, holiday, love, Martin Luther King Jr, MLK day, violence
16 Comments
Only One Death
Only one death–not an act of hate, but of love–ever brought anyone else back to life. †
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged crucifixion, death, Ephesians 2:4-5, hate, life, love, resurrection
15 Comments
Dr. King’s Legacy
Thought for the Week “In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged darkness, hate, light, love, Martin Luther King Jr, peace, protest, respect
25 Comments
Don’t Let Hate Win
“In time we hate that which we often fear.” ~William Shakespeare Fear laid the foundation. Fear and frustration that there was nothing we could do to stop the growing pandemic. Then in America, a hater arose, one man brutally, mercilessly … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged Covid-19, George Floyd, hate, love, Martin Luther King Jr, Mother Teresa, protests, Shakespeare
41 Comments
The Content of Our Character
I decided to honor Dr. King by posting some of his most memorable quotes. The problem lay not in finding them, but in knowing when to stop! Imagine if he’d lived beyond his brief 39 years; oh, how we need … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged change, courage, hate, love, Martin Luther King Jr, peace, racism
22 Comments
We are With You
“Do not be afraid,” the prophet Elisha answered, “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” ~2 Kings 6:16 Just joining my voice with the many mourning and praying for those affected by the senseless, … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged Elie Wiesel, hate, love, Martin Luther King Jr, Pittsburgh, shooting, synagogue, terrorism
29 Comments
Desensitized?
“Only ten?” A week ago, ten people, mostly teenagers, were murdered at a high school in southeastern Texas, and as many more were injured. And no one was surprised. In fact, many thought, “Only ten?” I confess, I did. What’s … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged Amos 5:15, candle, curse darkness, evil, hate, shooting, Texas
31 Comments
Love is a Bridge
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” ~Martin Luther King Jr. Sir Isaac Newton once said, “We build too … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged bridge, building, celebration, forgiveness, hate, love, Martin Luther King Jr, racism
18 Comments
The Wishing Map 57
Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Thirteen: Domestic Blitz (Continued) Previously: Zack and Gina attempted unsuccessfully to send the mysterious Objects back to Ismara. Now what?…
Posted in Books, Culture, Story Power, The Wishing Map
Tagged blame, fantasy, fear, forgiveness, hate, mystery
4 Comments
Orlando Shooting
“You’ve got to be taught To hate and fear, You’ve got to be taught From year to year, It’s got to be drummed In your dear little ear You’ve got to be carefully taught.” ~Oscar Hammerstein These words from the … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged God, hate, love, Omar Mateen, Orlando, shooting, terrorism
28 Comments