Love – Breaking Bread Theology

Balance and the Gospel

Is the eternal life of the Gospel a life of balance? Does love need to be balanced by hate? Does good need to be balanced by evil?

Love Is the Goal (1 Timothy)

Love is the goal, and without love, nothing Christians do has value. How does that posture affect our reading of scripture?

Walking in the Light

What does it mean to walk in the light, according to the author of 1 John? There’s more going on there than conservative purity culture tends to claim.

Love Is the Fulfillment of the Law (Romans 13:8-10)

Let’s consider Romans 13:8-10 and what we can learn about love, laws and commands, and even governing authorities.

What Are Safe Spaces?

What are “safe spaces,” and what are some of the challenges of creating them? Let’s talk about safe spaces, shame, fear, and empowerment.

Loving Ourselves (Matthew 22:37-39)

Loving ourselves is part of the second greatest commandment: love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:39). What can we learn from New Testament about loving ourselves?

New Year, New You? (Luke 18)

New Year’s Resolutions are often about wanting to be better. What can we learn from Luke 18 about being better, love, and setting New Year’s Resolutions?

Overcome Evil With Good (Romans 12:9-21)

Overcoming evil with good is a well-known concept. What does Paul have to say about it in Romans 12:9-21?

What Love Demands

Once the choice to love has been made, once we say to ourselves, “I am going to love this person or these people,” love begins to make demands.

Sadness and Anger: Loving the Oppressed and the Oppressor

How do sadness and anger fit into being a Spirit-filled disciple of Christ who leans into God for all things and finds strength and joy in the Lord and rejoices in suffering?