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Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Valentine's Day
Red-bellied woodpecker
(Photo taken by Doris High)
"How Love Works"
Message summary: Today when the emphasis is on celebrating romantic love let us again remember God's call to love one another.
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"Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. So she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death" (Genesis 24:67). "Husbands, love your wives" (Ephesians 5:25).
We typically have a mouse problem in our home each winter and as much as I try to seal every entry point the baby mice still manage to get in. They are not welcomed as pets, but are seen as pests by Brooksyne so I dutifully bait the mouse traps and hope for a catch.
As is my irresistible custom, I have teased Brooksyne and Ester by showing them my trophy catch and dangling it in from of them which always results in loud shrieks followed by the expected tongue lashing from Brooksyne. I doubt that there's any cure for me since I am now in my 60's and still can't resist the teasing that started in my boyhood years.
One time Brooksyne got back at me. I sat down at the computer in the early morning before daylight and there by my keyboard, in place of my computer mouse, was a furry mouse. (I was amazed that she would even touch the mouse trap to put it on the desk.)
I still marvel at marital love and the lasting bond of two very different people with different upbringings and hope I always will. Of course the institution of marriage is under severe attack in our time. How vital to again ponder upon a simple command of Scripture, "Husbands, love your wives." The underlying Greek word for love is that wonderful word, "AGAPE", and it's in the present active, calling for continual, habitual action.
Today when the emphasis is on celebrating romantic love let us again remember God's call to love one another. Gary Chapman shares these five essential characteristics of a healthy marriage in his book "The Five Love Languages." Please apply!
Now with over forty years of marital experience Brooksyne and I will add one more love language. Tease each other and have fun!
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer: Father, You teach us that we are to love one
another unreservedly. The love You give us for others goes beyond
our own natural inclinations. It is a love that motivates us to give
without expecting anything in return. More often than not we fall
short of extending this kind of love to our spouse and other loved
ones. Only with Your continued help can we set aside our own
expectations and learn to love the way You intend by always protecting,
always trusting, always hoping, and always persevering with those
You've brought into our lives. Amen.
"Together" Video Steven Curtis Chapman
"First" Video Lauren Daigle
"Without You" Video for KING & COUNTRY
"Restored" Video Matthew West
"Broken Together" Video Casting Crowns
"My Only Love" Video Dailey & Vincent Brooksyne's Valentine's gift to me is a DVD concert with Daily & Vincent, one of my favorite groups.
"Beyond Romance" Video Jimmy Fortune A very thoughtful song!
"I Believe" Video Jimmy Fortune, Dailey & Vincent My favorite song from this group!
Send a message to Stephen & Brooksyne
Valentine's Day
Red-bellied woodpecker
(Photo taken by Doris High)
Message summary: Today when the emphasis is on celebrating romantic love let us again remember God's call to love one another.
Listen to this
message on your
audio player."Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. So she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death" (Genesis 24:67). "Husbands, love your wives" (Ephesians 5:25).
We typically have a mouse problem in our home each winter and as much as I try to seal every entry point the baby mice still manage to get in. They are not welcomed as pets, but are seen as pests by Brooksyne so I dutifully bait the mouse traps and hope for a catch.
As is my irresistible custom, I have teased Brooksyne and Ester by showing them my trophy catch and dangling it in from of them which always results in loud shrieks followed by the expected tongue lashing from Brooksyne. I doubt that there's any cure for me since I am now in my 60's and still can't resist the teasing that started in my boyhood years.
One time Brooksyne got back at me. I sat down at the computer in the early morning before daylight and there by my keyboard, in place of my computer mouse, was a furry mouse. (I was amazed that she would even touch the mouse trap to put it on the desk.)
I still marvel at marital love and the lasting bond of two very different people with different upbringings and hope I always will. Of course the institution of marriage is under severe attack in our time. How vital to again ponder upon a simple command of Scripture, "Husbands, love your wives." The underlying Greek word for love is that wonderful word, "AGAPE", and it's in the present active, calling for continual, habitual action.
Today when the emphasis is on celebrating romantic love let us again remember God's call to love one another. Gary Chapman shares these five essential characteristics of a healthy marriage in his book "The Five Love Languages." Please apply!
1) Affirming Words
2) Quality Time
3) Thoughtful Gifts
4) Cooperative Service
5) Physical Intimacy
2) Quality Time
3) Thoughtful Gifts
4) Cooperative Service
5) Physical Intimacy
Now with over forty years of marital experience Brooksyne and I will add one more love language. Tease each other and have fun!
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer: Father, You teach us that we are to love one
another unreservedly. The love You give us for others goes beyond
our own natural inclinations. It is a love that motivates us to give
without expecting anything in return. More often than not we fall
short of extending this kind of love to our spouse and other loved
ones. Only with Your continued help can we set aside our own
expectations and learn to love the way You intend by always protecting,
always trusting, always hoping, and always persevering with those
You've brought into our lives. Amen. Today's
Suggested
Music and Supplemental Resources
"Together" Video Steven Curtis Chapman
"First" Video Lauren Daigle
"Without You" Video for KING & COUNTRY
"Restored" Video Matthew West
"Broken Together" Video Casting Crowns
"My Only Love" Video Dailey & Vincent Brooksyne's Valentine's gift to me is a DVD concert with Daily & Vincent, one of my favorite groups.
"Beyond Romance" Video Jimmy Fortune A very thoughtful song!
"I Believe" Video Jimmy Fortune, Dailey & Vincent My favorite song from this group!
Send a message to Stephen & Brooksyne
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