It’s so easy to think of others as our enemies. We can give in to the impulse to demonize, to withdraw, or to insult. What if we followed Polycarp’s example by finding ways to show hospitality?
All tagged enemy
Christian No More
Oh freedom, how I love thee!
For in your arms I am whole.
The Uniform of the Enemy, the Heart of a Friend
After Jesus speaks to the people about loving their enemies and doing good to those who hate them, the first person we encounter is a centurion.
The Haze of Love
Our biggest strength is that we trudge about in a world filled with darkness and death and decay and desperately try to love.
Love Them More
With one act of love, an ISIS cell that was responsible for the deaths of fourteen Christians changed their behavior from hatred to respect. The choice to love his enemies brought peace to that village.
My Enemies Have Stories
I do not possess the power to forgive my enemies in the same way that God does, but I will carry a deeper respect for God’s reconciling of my enemy.
The Hardest Command
No one ever asked Jesus which was the hardest command, but had they done so, I feel confident it would be to love your enemies as you love yourself.