love

“The Power of Love” is the title of a song by a group called Huey Lewis and the News.  It was written for the 1985 blockbuster film “Back to the Future.”  The song was very popular, giving the band their first number-one hit.  There are probably many reasons for the song’s fame—a catchy tune, a tie-in with a hit movie, etc.  But perhaps one reason this song gained such acclaim is that it resonates with a storyline that is woven deep into human culture.  The band touched on an ancient narrative in these words: “The power of love is a curious thing; Make one man weep, make another man sing; Change a hawk to a little white dove; More than a feeling that’s the power of love… Make a bad one good make a wrong one right; Power of love that keeps you home at night; You don’t need money, don’t take fame; Don’t need no credit card to ride this train; It’s strong and it’s sudden and it’s cruel sometimes; But it might just save your life; That’s the power of love.”  The band sang of love as something that transformative.  One person, with the right type of love, can transform another person from a hawk to a dove.  The right kind of love can make a bad person become good.  It can make a wrong person become right.  One person loving another in just the right way can save that person’s life.  Human love, the band was saying, has a transforming power.Read More »Reframing the Purpose of Marriage in the Modern Family (Eph. 5:25-27) Chris Altrock, May 27, Sunday Morning Message