A recent post about some of my personal concerns over recent cultural trends that have social and political implications deeply offended someone I deeply care about and for whom I have great respect. And people matter a  lot more to me than policy decisions.  Furthermore…they were just my opinion.  And I’ve been wrong before.

So I apologize to anyone who may have seen the post.  

On a more positive note, yesterday’s teaching (part 3 of “The Chance of A Lifetime”) triggered a flood of emails.  The gist of the message was that Living Like Jesus amounts to loving like Jesus (i.e. receiving his love first and then the “fruit” begins to manifest in our lives) and then loving like Jesus is about serving like Jesus (Mark 10:45 makes it clear that Jesus didn’t come to be served but to serve others).

As I finished up the message I asked myself, “What would happen if we engaged in 40 days of love—loving God by serving others?”  The idea was sparked by the movie, “Fire Proof.”  It was the concept of 40 days of love that evoked so much response.

So today is Day One.  It’s about the power of words and how much affirming people means to them.  So often all people hear about is their failures and mess ups.  So how ‘bout you…is there anyone you can serve and show God’s love by looking them in the eye and saying, “Have I told you lately that I love you…and here’s why”?

I’m starting with my daughter…it’s her birthday.