For those of you who are thinking about taking advantage of the plethora of chocolate available this time of year or who are planning to buy some for that special someone, consider buying fair-trade chocolate this Valentine's Day. Many of the brand-name chocolates we are used to (Hershey's, Nestle, Dove, Godiva, etc.) do not monitor or make publicly available information regarding their cocoa suppliers. This means that many of these sweet treats are tainted by child labor. So, what is a chocolate lover to do? Buy fair-trade chocolate! Here are a couple of links to help you discover how your favorite chocolate company stacks up and to learn more about The Dark Side of Chocolate:
Over the last several months, I have been doing a thorough study of 1 Corinthians 13:1-8a (known as the "love chapter"). In this chapter, the Apostle Paul gives a beautiful description of what love looks like. I have been breaking down the verses one by one to discover what the rest of the Bible has to say about each one (using cross-references and key words). My focus hasn't been on people per se but how this passage applies to God. The Apostle John says that God is love (1 John 4:8, 16). If God is love and if 1 Corinthians 13 is what love looks like, then what is true of love must be true of God, right? That has been my assumption and so far it has turned out to be true. I am nearing the end of my study and plan to post some of my results soon.
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