God’s Love

November 15, 2018 / mcalcagno / Leave a comment

Everlasting…forgiving…strengthens us…deeper than any love on earth…reconciled…compassionate…is the light of life. God chose us, God chose you. He chose you out of love and He poured out His love for you by sending His one and only Son into the world. God’s love gave us our Savior, Jesus Christ and through His Sacrifice, we are Saved. Turn towards God today and thank Him for His love and for Jesus, ask Him to guide you to how you can show His love to others. Amen.

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“This is love; not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”

1 John 4:10

(This photo was taken in July of 2016 in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming)

Love Never Fails

November 5, 2018 / mcalcagno / Leave a comment

Love is found in our actions…love is found in our behaviors…love exists in our attitude…love is shown by a willingness to put the needs of others before our own. Life is filled with thoughts and emotions, questions and decisions. We can become overwhelmed when we get sucked into the swirl of news, headlines and information, etc. When the busyness becomes too much and we need to step off the carousel of craziness…we can ask ourselves, what can I do to show love to another person? When we decide we want to be different than what the world is telling us we “should” be and we want to live with Christ at the center of our lives…then the actions and behaviors that will show our internal change are actions and behaviors of love. Let’s be thankful for the love Christ showed us, by saving us and let’s take that love into our daily life. I pray we all have the wisdom and courage to live a life filled with actions of love. Amen.

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“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails…”

1 Corinthians 13: 4-8

(This photo was taken in June of 2016 in a neighborhood near Plymouth, Minnesota)

The Greatest Commandment

October 30, 2018 / mcalcagno / Leave a comment

When you wonder what should I do? Choose to love. When things are spinning out of control…choose to act in love. When others attack and express anger…choose a response based on love. We must be careful not to get caught up in the ebb and flow of the world and the information overload we are constantly presented. The best we can do for ourselves and for the Lord is follow the command of Jesus. He is the way, the truth and the life and as our Savior, He will light our path. I pray we are blessed with the courage and perseverance to follow Jesus. Amen.

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“Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Matthew 22:37-40

(This photo was taken in October of 2018 in Madison County near Winterset, Iowa)

Everlasting Love

September 16, 2018 / mcalcagno / Leave a comment

Friends the Lord is speaking again with hymns from my childhood and today on this day of worship this one is playing over and over in my mind telling me that no matter what you face the Lord loves you and you will find comfort in Him. Here are the lyrics and a link to the song.