Words you may have missed

Old English 'forgiefan' — to give up, give completely, grant.

Forgiveness is not condoning; it is releasing the debt you keep charging yourself and others. You give up the story that keeps you bound.

Old English 'cyningdōm' — the domain and authority of a king.

The kingdom of heaven is a state of being carrying its own authority — 'within you,' as Christ taught (Luke 17:21). It is a domain you rule from the inside out.

From Latin 'paenitere' via Greek 'metanoia' — a changing of the mind.

To repent is to change the mind you meet reality with. It is the doorway Christ pointed to — the kingdom is near because your perception can turn.

Old English 'trīewþ' — faithfulness, fidelity; from 'trēowe' (faithful, steadfast).

Truth is not merely accuracy; it is fidelity to what is. To own your truth is to stand rooted, unshaken by what others need you to be.

Old English 'belyfan' — to hold dear, to trust, to love.

To believe something is to give your heart to it. Belief is not intellectual assent; it is where you place your love.

From Old Norse 'mjūkr' — soft, pliant, gentle.

The meek are not the weak; they are power that has been disciplined by love. 'The meek shall inherit the earth.'

From Latin 'inimicus' — not-friend; in- (not) + amicus (friend).

An enemy is one we have removed from the circle of love. Christ's radical teaching — love your enemy — reopens that circle.

Old English 'word'; Greek 'logos' — reason, principle, the creative utterance.

Words are creative. They order reality. What you speak repeatedly, you build. Articulation is a form of creation.

From Latin 'fides' — trust, confidence, reliance; Greek 'pistis'.

Faith is the evidence of what is not yet seen — a rootedness in the unseen good that shapes what becomes seen.

From Latin 'gratia' — favor, kindness, thankfulness.

Grace is unearned favor. It arrives precisely where we believe we do not deserve it, dissolving the ledger we keep.

Old English 'lufu'; Greek 'agape' — self-giving, unconditional love.

Agape is the substance of the kingdom. It is not a feeling you fall into but a decision you live from — the mark we are all designed to aim at.

From Greek 'hamartia' — an archery term meaning to miss the mark.

Sin is missing the mark of who you truly are — not a stain, but a misalignment. The invitation is always to re-aim toward love.

Old English 'forgiefan' — to give up, give completely, grant.

Forgiveness is not condoning; it is releasing the debt you keep charging yourself and others. You give up the story that keeps you bound.

Old English 'cyningdōm' — the domain and authority of a king.

The kingdom of heaven is a state of being carrying its own authority — 'within you,' as Christ taught (Luke 17:21). It is a domain you rule from the inside out.

From Latin 'paenitere' via Greek 'metanoia' — a changing of the mind.

To repent is to change the mind you meet reality with. It is the doorway Christ pointed to — the kingdom is near because your perception can turn.

Old English 'trīewþ' — faithfulness, fidelity; from 'trēowe' (faithful, steadfast).

Truth is not merely accuracy; it is fidelity to what is. To own your truth is to stand rooted, unshaken by what others need you to be.

Old English 'belyfan' — to hold dear, to trust, to love.

To believe something is to give your heart to it. Belief is not intellectual assent; it is where you place your love.

From Old Norse 'mjūkr' — soft, pliant, gentle.

The meek are not the weak; they are power that has been disciplined by love. 'The meek shall inherit the earth.'

From Latin 'inimicus' — not-friend; in- (not) + amicus (friend).

An enemy is one we have removed from the circle of love. Christ's radical teaching — love your enemy — reopens that circle.

Old English 'word'; Greek 'logos' — reason, principle, the creative utterance.

Words are creative. They order reality. What you speak repeatedly, you build. Articulation is a form of creation.

From Latin 'fides' — trust, confidence, reliance; Greek 'pistis'.

Faith is the evidence of what is not yet seen — a rootedness in the unseen good that shapes what becomes seen.

From Latin 'gratia' — favor, kindness, thankfulness.

Grace is unearned favor. It arrives precisely where we believe we do not deserve it, dissolving the ledger we keep.

Old English 'lufu'; Greek 'agape' — self-giving, unconditional love.

Agape is the substance of the kingdom. It is not a feeling you fall into but a decision you live from — the mark we are all designed to aim at.

From Greek 'hamartia' — an archery term meaning to miss the mark.

Sin is missing the mark of who you truly are — not a stain, but a misalignment. The invitation is always to re-aim toward love.

Old English 'forgiefan' — to give up, give completely, grant.

Forgiveness is not condoning; it is releasing the debt you keep charging yourself and others. You give up the story that keeps you bound.

Old English 'cyningdōm' — the domain and authority of a king.

The kingdom of heaven is a state of being carrying its own authority — 'within you,' as Christ taught (Luke 17:21). It is a domain you rule from the inside out.

From Latin 'paenitere' via Greek 'metanoia' — a changing of the mind.

To repent is to change the mind you meet reality with. It is the doorway Christ pointed to — the kingdom is near because your perception can turn.

Old English 'trīewþ' — faithfulness, fidelity; from 'trēowe' (faithful, steadfast).

Truth is not merely accuracy; it is fidelity to what is. To own your truth is to stand rooted, unshaken by what others need you to be.

Old English 'belyfan' — to hold dear, to trust, to love.

To believe something is to give your heart to it. Belief is not intellectual assent; it is where you place your love.