Topic: Agape Love
Developing More Empathy: The Key to Loving One Another

In John 13:34-35 (New Living Translation), Jesus says:  “So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” If you are a Christian, you  have probably heard this verse at least once, but how do we put it into practice? Jesus does not just command his disciples to love one another (the command we most often hear). The second command (frequently ignored) states that his disciples must love one another in the …

Martin L. King

I was introduced to Mr. King’s writings by an immigrant Dutch professor at Seminary who moved to the United States when he was younger. He believed theology must be lived out and embodied, and Mr. King appealed to this idea. Throughout the years, I have noted how right he was! I was highly impacted when I read one of Mr. King’s books, Strength to Love, which made me aware about the importance of noticing God’s work in history. In Strength to Love, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. reflected in a series of issues that affected the American culture of his times, …