One Life

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A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of. -John 10:10 (The Message)

The only way to add value to people is to value people.

Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God’s law. -Romans 13:8

As far as relationships go…one plus one equals a lot more than two. Two minus one equals a whole lot less than one.

There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. -Proverbs 18:24

Our three most important days: The day we were born, the day we realize why we were born, and today.

For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past. And I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die. For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. -Philippians 1:20-21

Growth should begin the day we are born and end the day we die

So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don’t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God. -Hebrews 6:1

Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love. -Ephesians 4:14-16

I’ll never forget the smell of fresh chocolate chip cookies on an airplane. Most smells, for better or worse, we will never forget.

Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. -2 Corinthians 2:15