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How I Grow the Fruit of the Spirit

on May 11, 2010 · 3 Comments

I need to admit I’ve got to learn more than I teach. I know I can only teach what I’ve learned. I don’t have all this together, but I do have an understanding of I can pass onto you.   We picked up a dog on the weekend that is great with the kids, but afraid of me. It’s really testing my patience… anyway, the thought occurred to me that the Father is probably using the dog to teach me more [...] Read more »

It is Good to Do Good – Day 14

on March 7, 2010 · 1 Comment

Truth: How can I repay the LORD for all his goodness to me? Psalm 116:12 (New International Version) Thought: I don’t consider myself a modern thinker. I’m resistant to the labels others try to force on me.  I think about webs of relationships, not linear cause-and-effect. I can hold multiple conflicting thoughts without any angst. And I’m a follower of Christ. I know this makes some people nervous. However, I’m believing that from post-post-modernity the greatest theologians in history will [...] Read more »

Fruit Happens – Day 8

on March 2, 2010 · 3 Comments

Truth: You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:22-24 (New International Version) Thought: The Bible is so rich with metaphors that we can see in the natural. When you think about it, how else [...] Read more »