Love Isn't Cheap

Married couple with coffee mugs. Photo courtesy Hot Photo Pie/shutterstock.com
Married couple with coffee mugs. Photo courtesy Hot Photo Pie/shutterstock.com

After we had shared worship together, I recently had a short conversation with a soldier who had just become more directly aware of Jesus Christ’s call to “love our enemies.” His fervent answer to me as we discussed what we had just heard: “No problem; I can easily love a man while I am killing him!” We did not have time for more words together. I would have liked to ask him about his meaning of love.

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An image of the November 2026 issue of Sojourners, titled "Face to Face." It features George Lakey on the cover
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