That me--God's beloved

God loves us. Not even Instagram us, but the real us.
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Faith Reflections: The labor of love

by Meghan Johnston Aelabouni

Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”
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Boldcafe group: God’s beloved

February 2020

That me–God’s beloved
by Kristen Kuempel
God loves us. Not even Instagram us, but the real us.

Faith reflections: The labor of love
by Meghan Johnston Aelabouni
Who is the neighbor we must love, and how do we love them?

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