love - Embrace the Truth https://embracethetruth.org Embrace the Truth by Abdu Murray Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:32:34 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://embracethetruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-triqueta_-32x32.png love - Embrace the Truth https://embracethetruth.org 32 32 213625847 The Fear of God (Bad God! Part 6) https://embracethetruth.org/blog/the-fear-of-god/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:28:52 +0000 https://embracethetruth.org/?p=5773 Why should we fear the God of love? How is love freely given if it comes from fear? If we understand what it means, biblically, to "fear God," then these questions resolve themselves.

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]]> 5773 Does God Suffer With Us? https://embracethetruth.org/blog/does-god-suffer-with-us/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:21:59 +0000 https://embracethetruth.org/?p=5013 When we suffer, we tend to ask God: Where are you? Is God suffering with us or is that impossible? And does it matter? These questions and more are addressed with insights from the early church.

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]]> 5013 The All-Seeing, All-Knowing, All-Searching Love of God https://embracethetruth.org/blog/the-all-seeing-all-knowing-all-searching-love-of-god/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 09:51:00 +0000 https://embracethetruth.org/?p=2867 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people –robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ Luke 18:11-12 I once heard a story about Charles Spurgeon that, apocryphal or not, says something […]

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]]> 2867 Coulda Shoulda Woulda with Janell Wood https://embracethetruth.org/https-embracethetruth-org-podcasts/coulda-shoulda-woulda-with-janell-wood/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:20:00 +0000 https://embracethetruth.org/?p=2423 Fear feels like control, but love feels like trust. Anyone who does evangelism or apologetics knows the burden of trying to change someone’s mind regarding matters of faith. It is a burden of love, but without a firm confidence in the Lord, it can feel to others like a burden of control. In this episode, […]

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]]> 2423 CouldaShouldaWoulda with Robby Lashua, Part 2 https://embracethetruth.org/https-embracethetruth-org-podcasts/couldashouldawoulda-with-robby-lashua-part-2/ Thu, 18 May 2023 20:37:00 +0000 https://embracethetruth.org/?p=2370 Using logic with love. Apologists and evangelists are often equipped with knowing answers to skeptical questions, but not how to answer those questions with both truth and love. When that happens, we might use pure logic to answer someone who needs pastoral sensitivity. Robby discusses the difficulty of switching from answering a question to answering […]

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]]> 2370 CouldaShouldaWoulda with Sam Allberry, Part 1 https://embracethetruth.org/https-embracethetruth-org-podcasts/couldashouldawoulda-with-sam-allberry-part-1/ Thu, 19 Jan 2023 20:44:20 +0000 https://embracethetruth.org/?p=2029 Sam talks about a time he answered a question biblically but accidentally neglected the heart of the questioner.

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