Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer 1, 2, 3 John

1 John Bonus: What is Love? (Part 3 of 3)

All love is a gift of God to the human race, like sunshine and rain, food, resources, everything that makes life beautiful, happy and wholesome. #1 John #WhatisLove #Agape

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer 1, 2, 3 John

1 John Bonus: What is Love? (Part 1 of 3)

For many, the question of love begins with thoughts of romance. What is the nature of attraction, of desire, of “falling in love,” and of the enduring bond that can last a lifetime? #1John #WhatisLove #Agape

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Easter, Lent

Meditation for the Lenten Season: Loving from the Heart

Let mutual affection continue. (Hebrews 13:1 (NRSV)

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Philemon

Philemon: Encouragement

did Onesimus lead the way, full of hope, confident both in Paul and Timothy’s letter, and in the Spirit at work in Philemon? Was it Onesimus who handed Philemon this personal note, and told him, “This is from our brother Paul,”?

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer 1, 2, 3 John

2 John: Remember Christ’s Command

Apostle John, speaking as an elder to the lady, his coworker in Christ, reminded her of the paramount commandment they had received from Jesus: Agape one another, for this is our signature as those who walk in the light, who live in truth, who have put our faith in Christ, who have received the Spirit of God.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer 1, 2, 3 John

1 John 4: Agape First and Last

There is a quality to agape that is unlike the other loves, for it comes from a place of fullness, a place of depth and peace, it is an overflowing kind of love that does not need a response to exist.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer 1 and 2 Peter (With Jude)

2 Peter 1: Add To Your Faith

Peter teaches us to hold two truth loosely together--we have everything we need from God, it is now our responsibility to use it well.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer 1 and 2 Peter (With Jude)

1 Peter 1: Spiritual DNA

Our spiritual DNA is now from above, and as we live in faith, by faith in Jesus, we experience Jesus’ faithfulness in us and to us; we grow and mature into our new being, a being of love.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Gospel of John

Gospel of John: Graze My Lambs

In the last fifty or so years great piles of ancient papyri and inscriptions have been unearthed, and the weight of the evidence support agapeo and phileo having the same power to them

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Gospel of John

Gospel of John: Practical Agape

Jesus had shared with them everything the Father had given him, the secrets of the Father’s nature, of God’s plan for the world. He had shared his own pain, his feelings, his joy, the very humanness of himself with those in whom he had entrusted himself.