Forty is a big birthday – for anyone! “The Big 4-0” is usually marked with a party, with cards proclaiming that you’re heading down the other side of the proverbial hill, and jokes about how old you are. What does it mean to be 40? As celebrated as 40 is in our...
"At the start of this journey, I felt totally alone and very lost." This is a common statement made by participants as they reflect back on how life was before – our own neighbors who are part of the almost 40% of individuals in Hudsonville, Jenison and Grandville...
Genesis 1:27 says “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” I love this verse for two reasons: It shows that we (ALL of us) were created in the image of God, and that God created us in...
Grace. All of us want, or sometimes even expect, others to give us grace. But we often find ourselves hesitating to extend that same grace to others, don’t we? When determining our core values here at Love, we knew it would be important to incorporate grace. We knew...
A mission statement is defined as “a formal summary of the aims and values of a company, organization or individual.” Here at Love, we hope our mission statement helps you understand that everything we do, we do for our community. Everything we do for our community,...
One of the ways that psychologists measure emotional and mental health is called the 5-factor model of personality. Along with DISC and StrengthsFinders and the Meyers-Briggs, this test finds a way to quantify what makes up someone’s personality. For...
Diligence. Careful and persistent work or effort. Similar: attentiveness, perseverance, earnestness, tenacity, zeal, dedication, commitment, care. If you’ve taken a tour at Love INC or witnessed the inner workings of campus, you may have recognized this diligence in a...
At the end of 2020, our leadership team got together and reflected on what values we see being lived out through Love In the Name of Christ. A common value we see lived out is collaboration. Working together, we value every contribution. We thought about the many...
Remembering these six ideas from Dignity Serves: “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” –Philippians 4:19 At Love INC we strive to serve each and every person in a dignified and loving way. By remembering these six...
We recently asked on our Instagram about which Bible verses on love are the most striking to our community. Our American culture focuses a lot on love: how to gain it, who to give it to, and where it comes from. We pour time and effort into self-help books to make...