Practical Faith Academy - Season 5, Episode 4 - Kim Sorrelle, What Love Is and Isn't

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith.

Kim Sorrelle is the author of the book, “Love Is: A Yearlong Experiment of Living Out 1 Corinthians 13 Love.” Sorrelle is the executive director of Rays of Hope International, with a focus on helping the underprivileged in Africa and the Caribbean.

Highlights of the podcast: 

3:10 What does seven-day practical faith mean to Sorrelle

4:04 Her vision is to change the world through the power of love. This is how it looks.

8:01 Love is messy when it’s misunderstood.

9:40 The most difficult instructions in 1 Corinthians 13 are the “Don’ts”.

11:23 The role of boundaries in love.

15:21 How boasting interferes with love and causes polarization in our society.

18:48 We should focus on commonalities and appreciate differences.

20:11 Our focus should be on changing hearts, not minds.

23:24 On boldly living out our faith.

24:57 Sorrelle’s best tip for living and maintaining a seven-day practical faith.

27:12 How to find "Love Is" and keep in touch with Sorrelle’s work.

Author Kim Sorrelle can be found at KimSorrelle.com, where she offers a free, 14-day “Love Challenge,” based on the Love Chapter, 1 Corinthian 13. Her YouTube channel is “Kim Sorrelle.”

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