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Love

When Do Heroes Love?

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Heroes do extraordinary things for people in need. Things that protect people, relieve them of pain, or give them what they need. In this sense, heroes are outstandingly helpful. Sometimes they even sacrifice themselves. But, is that really love? Because don’t you want more than help when you’re looking for love?
Thinking about this question, I [...]

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How Do You Know You Love God?

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You know what it means to love someone. You look at your child, or spouse, or close friend, and you notice you have feelings for that person. When you have those feelings, then you know you have love. But, does it work the same way with God? That is, can you have feelings for God?
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Why Do You Love?

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Some say we need to experience love for ourselves before we can love others. We are like channels. Unless there is some love input, there cannot be any love output. I am not sure what to think about that because I want love to come naturally.
Bonhoeffer belongs to that group. He tells us we don’t [...]

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Which Is Easier: To Treat Others Fairly Or To Love Them?

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Here are the possibilities when we consider fairness and love, and which of the two is easier.
1: It is easier to be fair. To treat someone fairly, you just get out your moral calculator, punch in your values, and do what it tells you to do. Or maybe it works better to use the image [...]

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What Is So Special About Christian Love?

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We all know how to love another person. It comes naturally and we just know when it happens. Then we look at that person and start smiling. Just because that is what we want to do. Smile. And then we get that familiar feeling on the inside, which reminds us that it is a good [...]

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Is It Really Possible to Love All People?

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I experimented with love the other day. I was sitting at a coffee shop and the place was nearly empty. It was quiet. Then two women came in and sat down with their drinks. They were enjoying themselves and did not pay attention to their surroundings.
Then one of them started laughing. Gosh! She had one [...]

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