Tag Archives: 1 Corinthians 13:4

Love at Close Quarters

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Bob Bjerkaas

Sooner or later someone will come up with a name for the relational impact that the Coronavirus has had on families across America. Perhaps they already have and I am not yet in that loop. Whatever this impact will be called, it … Continue reading →

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Love Is Not Proud

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Bob Bjerkaas

Pride is like patience in at least one way: both can be either good or bad. Patience in waiting for a guard to move so you can rob a bank is a bad thing. Patience in helping your child learn … Continue reading →

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Love Does Not Boast

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Bob Bjerkaas

To “boast” has a fairly specific meaning in our English language. It means, “to speak with excessive pride about one’s own accomplishments, talents, or possessions.” It does not take a Bible scholar to know that love does not do those … Continue reading →

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Love Does Not Envy

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Bob Bjerkaas

There are two words in the language of the New Testament that can be translated by our English word “envy.” One is always used in the negative sense – it means to begrudge someone their success and want to take away what … Continue reading →

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Love is Kind

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Bob Bjerkaas

“Love,” Sinatra and others tell us, “is a many-splendored thing.”  I think this captures much of the Hallmark sense of what love is: love is made up of many splendid virtues and attitudes.  If you think back to the Valentine’s … Continue reading →

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Love Is Patient

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Bob Bjerkaas

  “Love is patient, love is kind.  It does not envy…”  This description of love from 1 Corinthians is familiar to most of us.  Maybe too familiar!  Have you ever thought that it is odd that the most well known … Continue reading →

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