Just an hour ago, someone was nagging on me, telling me to get out of the house, get married and just get lost because he is irritated with my presence. We still don't have a smooth relationship. It is the usual thing that happens every time my father gets drunk. He talks like he is not my father and I am not his daughter. He claimed that he hates me because I don't recognized him as my father. That's partly true; I never talk to him because I am not used to it even before. That made him jealous with my mom who has a close relationship with me.  

I used to control my emotion, never argue with him because it will never bring good to me, to him and to everyone in the house, but I ended up losing my temper and bursting in crying and shouting back at him. More Here...

By Nic Don at Theopolitical

Peace is a central concern of Luke’s gospel, and is often linked with “glory.”  The well-known Christmas phrase has “Glory to God in the highest, meanwhile peace on earth to people of good will.”  Paul Minear has suggested a direct correlation between these two: “the more glory the more peace, and the more peace the more glory.”  

The most peace-dense section of Luke’s gospel is the central journey narrative, when Jesus sends out seventy (or perhaps 72) of his followers to preach and heal in his name.  He tells them, 

The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’ And if a child of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you. And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house. Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say,  ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.’ I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

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Love -- that word that is too often thrown around like it's something we really know or understand. To be honest, I'm still trying to figure out that word and what it means.

It's not what the world shows, with it being veiled between two lovers with all the passion that it may contain, but rather something deeper and more important.

I've realized one major thing in my life thus far: that Love is a choice.  We choose to Love.  It requires not only a choice, but also an action.

Let's take a look at 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 - New International Version (NIV) More Here...

By Sharon at She Worships

Maybe “outraged” is a little strong. Maybe angry, discouraged, or frustrated are better words. But either way, today I woke up feeling kind of bitter. Perhaps it’s the fact that random people who never read my blog and don’t know anything about me somehow feel justified leaving mean, name-calling comments on my site. Perhaps it is this whole Chick-fil-a thing and how divisive it’s become (Which, by the way, I was not trying to make worse through my own post on the matter. I was trying to promote dialogue, not division or choosing sides, though I’m not sure I succeeded in that goal…). Perhaps it is our overall political climate, since both parties equally infuriate me. Perhaps it is the long list of injustices being perpetuated throughout the world with no end in sight. Or perhaps it was the guy who wouldn’t let me merge in traffic yesterday when my lane was ending. More Here...

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