by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 3, 2012 | anger, contempt, holiness, love, procrastination, self talk, self-protective sinful strategies, unconditional love
Larry and I were promised a refund from a Christian company for a service they were unable to provide. Over a six month time period, I tried to prompt them to actually send the refund but there were excuses after excuses or else, “It’s in the mail.”...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 26, 2012 | faith, grace, holiness, love, unconditional love
Are you ready for the third empowering way to love well? (Read my previous two posts for the other two ways). I Timothy 1:5 gives it to us: “a sincere faith.” At first I wondered how faith figures in with giving love for the benefit of the other...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 24, 2012 | beliefs, blame, holiness, love, obedience, unconditional love
We’re looking at I Timothy 1:5 for instruction on being able to love well: “But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.” I defined “loving well” as being able to love with pure...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 21, 2012 | compassion, faith, heart change, holiness, knowing and understanding God, love, marriage, obedience, unconditional love
Do you love your spouse? Do you love your child? Do you love your best friend? I’m sure you said “yes” to each question. Of course. But here’s another way to ask: Do you love your spouse well? Do you love your child well? Do you love your best...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 3, 2012 | faith, faithfulness, hope, love, Trust
Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.netI was taking my morning walk along the street of our housing development, when I noticed a squirrel in the street, a distance ahead of me. “Oh, look at that. I’ve never seen a squirrel around here before.” I continued...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 27, 2012 | God's questions, knowing and understanding God, love
Do you want to feel secure in God’s love? I read about the most paradoxical assurance of God’s love for you and I. It will seem totally anti-intuitive to what we would expect. For wouldn’t you think that assurance of God’s love should come from...
