God Talk

God has spoken, God still speaks, and God will forever speak. Communication with God is more than possible; it is absolutely essential for the life of our relationship with God. God wants us to hear and to respond to what we hear. Our life now and forever will be shaped by God’s word to us. […]

Why do we suffer? Suffering is nearly as great a mystery, as why there is life itself. Christians need to adopt what Paul said, “We know that all things work together for good for those who love God” (Romans 8:28). That is, from everything God works good – even from suffering. There are at least […]

We are created not only in order to love God and glorify and enjoy Him forever; we are created to become co-workers with God in the bringing of others into the Kingdom of Heaven. And each of us has his or her specific gifts and tasks to be done, assigned to us by God. If […]

Love received and shared must be given away to finally fulfill itself. That is why it is more blessed to give than to receive – because love is not fully love until it becomes self-forgetful while giving itself away. Self-giving is the highest stage of human growth and development, and it is the point at […]

Love received seeks to become love shared. Without being mutual, love can never be a happy or satisfied love. This holds true for God’s love as well as human love. Sharing is actually the heart of Holy Communion.  

We love because God loved us first. And love received seeks to become shared. This happens automatically: when it finally truly hits us, once it opens up and expands in our hearts that we are loved, and loved unconditionally, we seek immediately to share love with love, to share with others what have received – […]