In her song “Love is You,” Chrisette Michele sings a line that I think is so profound. “Love’s my permission to be who I am.” I have heard this song countless times and it is definitely one of my favorite songs. Usually when I hear it, I listen to it on repeat several times in a row. Throughout the song, she’s telling us the truth of our identity. Love is YOU. Love is ME. Love is each of us. For God so loved the world, he gave YOU LIFE. You are an expression of God’s love on

There is a lot of talk and speculation about how we are to treat others. Actually we seem to be encouraged to treat others better than ourselves. There are even those that use the way they treat others as the reason they feel good about themselves. I think many of the issues we have in our relationships and friendships stem from a misunderstanding of this ‘Golden Rule’. And I hope this blog will assist us all in getting a better understanding and purer usage of the Rule. D