When God led me to start Love Speaks Daily, I was in a dark place. I was recovering from church hurt, relationship hurt, financial hurt and all sorts of hurt. When I took my hurt to God, I was led to 1 John 4:16 and the words, "God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in …
Love Speaks Daily
sharing God's Love one word at a time
The Golden Door
As long as things remain profitable, they remain in a capitalist nation. Think of all the things that never seem to go away in our country - classicism, racism, sexism, homophobia, human trafficking, poverty, homelessness, etc. Could it be that somehow these things profit someone and …
A Legacy Worth Leaving
Hebrews 11:4-12 lists a group of people who lived by faith. Verse 13 points to an important feature of faith and its connection to legacy. To have faith does not mean you get to see the fruits of that faith. You may not see your offspring. None of the people listed actually lived long enough to …
Life-Giving Energy
Have you ever had to deal with an energy vampire? Healthline.com states, "Energy vampires are people who — sometimes intentionally — drain your emotional energy. They feed on your willingness to listen and care for them, leaving you exhausted and overwhelmed." Energy vampires often drain …
A Valentine’s Day Blessing
In less than a week, we will celebrate Valentine’s Day. Even though the holiday has become secularized, Valentine’s Day has Christian roots. According to Wikipedia, “Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine originated as a Western Christian feast day …
Expect the Unexpected
We had a snowstorm this past weekend in DC, which resulted in power outages. Without heat and electricity, while dealing with the hazards of snow and ice, we had to get creative. Depending on income and resources, some lit candles, some plugged up generators, some went to hotels, and some bundled up …
Write the Vision
Where were you on January 20, 2021? Were you glued to your television set, watching President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris take office? Did you rise early to see glimpses of the church service? Did you listen to the news anchors try their best to remain neutral as they reported on the …
Creating Friends from Enemies
Today we honor a man who decided that his life was best dedicated to a cause greater than himself. This was an act of love, pure love. Martin Luther King, Jr. understood it when Jesus said, “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.” Rev. Dr. King said that “Love is the only …
The Hope of Good News
Sometimes, we are going along in life and minding our own business when something stops us dead in our tracks. Sometimes this thing can be good, or it can be bad. Last week, we had both. Last week, history said to us, “There is some good news and some bad news.” On January 6, 2021, a group of …
A New Year, A New Resolution
We made it. Now what? Last year we dreamed about making it to 2021. We kept saying things like, “We can’t wait until 2021. We can’t wait to put 2020 behind us. If we can only make it to 2021.” We are now on day four of 2021. It seems like only moments have passed since 2020. We still have so …
