Community… Rethinking Christian Community (Part 1) 28 Aug 2019 I was not the first, nor will I be the last, young man to read through the book of Acts have questions. As a high school student I remember meeting…
New Testament The Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control 19 Jul 2017 Perhaps, out of all the characteristics identifying believers the quality of “self-control” is the most intimidating. After all, self-control is incredibly difficult. Most of us know the struggle of restraint…
New Testament The Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness 12 Jul 201712 Jul 2017 Gentleness is not much of a cultural value. Our world, much like the culture of Greece and Rome during the time of Paul, believes in power and authority. Machismo culture…
New Testament The Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness 28 Jun 2017 "He is faithful when we are not." This popular saying reminds us of the real difficulty we have as sinful people to produce faithfulness. The Biblical story is, of course,…
New Testament The Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness 21 Jun 2017 Goodness seems like such a generic term. It’s often used to describe things that weren’t great, but also weren’t terrible. As in: it was good, but I’ve enjoyed better. So,…
New Testament The Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness 14 Jun 2017 "Being kind to others is one of the most noticeable characteristics of a genuinely loving person," says Christopher Wright (Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit, 83). Kindness is tender and…
New Testament The Fruit of the Spirit: Patience 7 Jun 2017 Patience is that fruit of the Spirit which nearly everyone admits to needing, but which we are all reluctant to develop. “Don’t pray for patience,” people jokingly say. “God will…
New Testament The Fruit of the Spirit: Peace 24 May 2017 It was in 1947 when Auden spoke of the "age of anxiety." We find ourselves in a very similar age still in 2017. We are an anxious people, especially in…
New Testament Fruit of the Spirit: Joy 17 May 2017 The Bible is replete with commands to “rejoice” or to have joy. It’s shocking really, but God demands that His children be joyful. Yet, He doesn’t merely demand it, He…
New Testament Fruit of the Spirit: Love 10 May 2017 It is not surprising that Paul begins his list of the fruit of the Spirit with love. In chapter 5 alone he has already emphasized the importance and significance of…
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