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Matthew 22:37-39
37Jesus said to him, "`You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.`
38This is the first and great commandment.
39A second likewise is this, `You shall love your neighbor as yourself.`
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In Big Fish, Edward Bloom tells fantastical stories his son Will dismisses as lies. Only at his father's deathbed does Will understand: the stories were how Edward loved—transforming ordinary people into giants, witches, and mermaids because that's how he saw them.
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Dear God of Love and Justice, As I ponder the call to cultivate a *better political imagination* in my life, I find myself drawn to the profound wisdom of Matthew 22:37-39, where Jesus instructs us to love You with all...
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In our exploration of Enemy Love through the lens of Matthew 22:37-39, we encounter a profound call to embrace the very heart of our faith: to love God with all that we are and to love our neighbors as ourselves....
In a quiet corner of a bustling city, there was a progressive church known for its open doors and open hearts. Among its members was Marcus, a transgender man whose journey to acceptance had been fraught with pain. Rejected by...
Dear God of Love and Justice, I confess that my political imagination has grown small. I have let cable news and social media algorithms shape the way I see my neighbor more than your Word has. I have sorted people...
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In the heart of Matthew 22:37-39, Jesus calls us to love God with our whole being and to love our neighbors as ourselves. This profound commandment transcends time, demanding our attention in the face of the urgent crisis of climate...
In the heart of Matthew 22:37-39, we discover Jesus’ profound command to love God fully and to love our neighbors as ourselves. But what happens when our neighbors are not just friends, but enemies? This is where the radical concept...