“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” — ‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭13‬‬ On behalf of the staff and families at Intentional Intimacy Ministries we lift up the prayers to all the men and women that gave their lives to defend this country and their families as we honor them on this Memorial Day. We also lift up a prayer for all the men and women currently serving today defending this nation of ours. For this sacrifice we are eternally grateful to you all. But let us...

Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind." This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Matthew 22:37-39, NKJV There are three great relationships in life: our relationship with God; our relationship with self; and our relationship with other people. Our life is like a cross with vertical (God-ward) and horizontal (manward) lines...

Corinthians 16:13-14 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, NIV Here are a few things that Paul says to the church of Corinth, which seems to be a timely word for our day. 1) Be on your guard! We never know where temptation and sin will come from, nor when they will hit us. However, we can learn from our failures and mistakes. We can figure out that being tired makes us vulnerable to impatience. We can be alert to...