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To live in unity

Am I Presently Disqualified from all Participation, Service and Giving?

December 10, 2024 0 Comments

The reasons I believe Scripture now bars me from nearly all church activities, service and giving until offenses two other believers hold against me are fully resolved–if that ever happens–and what I plan to do now.

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Where am I going next–and does it really matter?

October 21, 2024 0 Comments

About the shortness of my time remaining, the failure of my life thus far, priorities, how Don Quixote, the Serenity Prayer and Ponce de Leon fit, love is always passionate, and passion always hurts, and proudly wearing the craters on my heart.

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Jesus, the Great Shepherd, leads only one flock. And he is our only Shepherd.

October 10, 2024 0 Comments

Jesus is our only Shepherd, gives his life for the sheep, and has only one flock. He assigns us to where he wants, when he wants.

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Jesús, el Gran Pastor, guía un solo rebaño. Y él es nuestro único Pastor.

October 10, 2024 0 Comments

Jesús es nuestro único Pastor, quien da su vida por las ovejas, y él guía un solo rebaño. Él asigna sus ovejas a los lugares que quiere, cuando quiere.

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Love Never Behaves Inappropriately, a personal aside

October 5, 2024 0 Comments

To understand how to love people in each specific situation, I must ask God and listen to His answer. This is particularly important for me because of my condition. I can’t fake it.

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El Amor Nunca Se Porta Indecorosamente, un aparte personal

October 5, 2024 1 Comment

Para entender cómo amar a las personas en cada situación específica, debo preguntarle a Dios y escuchar su respuesta. Esto es particularmente importante para mí debido a mi condición.. Yo no lo puedo fingir.

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There is only one kind of love!

September 27, 2024 1 Comment

There is only one kind of love, the love of God, who is unique, united in one. I must love God and my individual neighbor with the same unique, pure, undivided love with which God loves me.

Complex unity, God is Love, God's Existence and Nature, God's purpose for us, Restoration of God's Image, To be his ambassadors, To be in his image, To live in unity, Unity

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¡Solo hay un tipo de amor!

September 27, 2024 0 Comments

Solo hay un tipo de amor, el amor de Dios, quien es único, unido en uno. Debo amor a Dios y a mi vecino individual con el mismo amor único, puro e indiviso con el que Dios me ama a mí.

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My Introduction to Love

September 23, 2024 0 Comments

My lifelong struggle with love, exacerbated by autism, and how my attempts to show love have often been flawed. I realize authentic love comes from God and that I must rely on the Holy Spirit rather than my own wisdom to truly love others.

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Mi Introducción al Amor

September 23, 2024 0 Comments

Un hombre reflexiona sobre sus siete décadas de vida y su incapacidad para entender completamente el amor debido a su autismo. Ha causado daño a otros a pesar de sus buenas intenciones y reconoce que todo amor verdadero viene de Dios. La clave es seguir la guía del Espíritu Santo y no depender de su propia sabiduría.

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