Salty, Salted, or Unsalted Words?
|I readily acknowledge that I am not one who has a refined or well-developed palate when it comes to food. In fact, I’ve been labeled something of a “non-taster” as … Continued
A Trellis For Growing the Fruit of the Spirit
|While I had seen them before, I’ll confess that I didn’t know the term “trellis” or its exact function (to support and display climbing plants like shrubs and vines) before … Continued
The Fruit of the Spirit: Give Me Self-Control
|“One of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn’t belong” are the words of a song that those of us who grew up (or … Continued
Fruit of the Spirit: Gentle Jesus, Meek and Mild
|Jerry Bridges (1929-2016) has long been one of my favorite authors, as his book The Discipline of Grace made a tremendous impact on my faith. I have enjoyed reading and … Continued
The Fruit of the Spirit: Great is Thy Faithfulness
|The seventh trait listed among the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23 is “faithfulness.” The first song that comes to my mind, and perhaps yours as well, when I … Continued
The Fruit of the Spirit: God is Good……All the Time
|As I have been reflecting upon the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23 and came to the trait of “goodness,” I was reminded of a Christian tradition I heard … Continued
The Fruit of the Spirit: Love is Patient and Kind
|A number of songs came to mind as I thought about each of the first three fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, and peace), but I drew a blank in … Continued
The Fruit of the Spirit: I’ve Got Peace Like a River
|There are a couple of classic Christian songs that feature the phrase “peace like a river.” One is the old hymn, “It is Well,” whose opening words are “When peace … Continued
The Fruit of the Spirit: I’ve Got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy Down in My Heart
|There is a song that I learned growing up that goes like this: “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heartWhere?Down in my heart!Where?Down in my heart!I’ve got … Continued
The Fruit of the Spirit: They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love
|I remember a school assignment growing up in which we had to identify trees based upon the leaves that they had. I can’t remember how well I did on the … Continued
Focusing on the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23)
|How do you know if you are growing as a disciple of Jesus? In their book Organic Disciples, Kevin and Sherry Harney answer that question by having us focus on … Continued