Episode notes
“According to 1 John 4:7-8, love comes from God and God is love. Because love comes from God and is God, that makes love a bona fide superpower. Think about it: God’s love literally transforms human beings from the inside out. Anger doesn’t do it. Disapproval doesn’t do it. Shame doesn’t do it. The only thing that changes a human being from the inside out is God’s love. Love changed you, and it will be love that ultimately changes any other human being” (JOINING JESUS AS A FAMILY, pg. 139).
“When we diminish the real Jesus, we also diminish our definition of love” (THE JESUS-CENTERED LIFE, pg. 171).
“Early on we introduced the image of standing under a waterfall of God’s love. Let’s dwell on that a little longer. Imagine the love of God pouring down on you from a huge elevated river source. You’re standing at the foot of a waterfall. ...