In Love Period, Pastor Rudy Rasmus takes on one of the most important and
challenging virtues of the Christian life, namely love. He states that when we
choose to love, we are signaling to the world that a revolution has taken place
in our hearts. This of course is not a revolution started by us but by God
Himself who has planted that desire in us. What would ensue if we truly loved
those who are different from us in economic status, identity, social status,
race, background, etc? How will life be different if we loved people without
conditions? What about people we do not get along with? What might happen if we
embraced the principles of 1 Corinthians 13 and applied it to our personal relationships?
What if we truly considered the other person more important than ourselves? Can
these virtues be actualized in our lifetime?
There are 12 chapters in his book and
he exposits each of the characteristics of love. Some of them are love has no
conditions; love never quits; love must be learned; love is kind; love honors
others, etc. He states that the three qualities of loving leadership are:
consistency, integrity, and dignity. Consistency has a lot to do with
discipline and living an orderly life. Integrity as it was modeled by his
mother had to do with belief and behavior. In other words, his mother modeled
this principle by believing what she said and saying what she believed. There
was no guile or duplicity in her speech and behavior. Dignity has to do with
giving respect to others as they are made in the image of God. Rudy Rasmus has
written a book that is eminently readable and he offers practical principles
that can be applied to any person’s life.
