The Christian family is both exceedingly large and exceedingly diverse.  The faith of the billions of people who have called themselves “Christian” over the last two thousand years from all across the planet has varied greatly.  There are and have been differences in how they understand scripture, the rituals they

Twelfth century monk, Bernard of Clairvaux developed a helpful model for expressing how Christians (can) mature in their faith – the four degrees of love. Loving yourself for your own sake (Selfish Love) Loving God for your own sake (Dependence Love) Loving God for God’s sake (Intimacy Love) Loving Yourself