A Key Question for Loving God and Neighbor: Are you a Reservoir or Canal?

Brian Russell (Ph.D., Professor of Biblical Studies) reflects on a power metaphor used by Bernard of Clairvaux as a caution to spiritual leaders about loving your neighbor as a yourself.

Reservoir: Rooted in your identity in Jesus and sustained by the inflow of God's grace

Canal: Rooted in the demands of ministry and involves loving your neighbor more than yourself to the point of depletion and unsustainability.

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