The green leaf thrived under the summer sun. In time, its edges began to fade. Death permeated throughout its surface. Its stem dried and released its grip. It sailed, like a paratrooper without a purpose,
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Category: discipleship
Bearing the Fruit of Patience
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 ESV It began with a display of greens and other-colored
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Sometimes, my wife and I get on each other’s nerves. I know that never happens in your home, but it does in mine. Sometimes we irritate each other. Sometimes we offend each other. Sometimes I
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No wounds hurt like wounds from a friend or family member. The heart aches when people we shared deep joys with harm us. Several years ago, a man in whom I had invested deeply turned
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When it comes to creativity, I consider myself mediocre at best. My greatest fault is impatience. I will carry a project to the point of satisfactory completion for me instead of pushing on to the
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Life contains difficult choices. One of those choices is whether or not to defend ourselves. I remember receiving a nasty anonymous letter once. As a young pastor, I read negative rantings about all important matters
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I am a recovering perfectionist. My mother drilled into me the pattern of thought, “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right the first time!” And while that is true, it is equally true that
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Several years ago, I sensed a nudge from the Lord to write my father a complimentary note, thanking him for ways he had been a good dad. For days I struggled. Dad’s dysfunctional behavior created
Read moreA Merry and Holy Christmas
The word Christmas literally means “the mass of Christ” – or the worship service about Jesus Christ. Festive traditions are fun and enjoyable, but the center of the holiday remains the distinctively Christian belief that,
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The Disciples Three Questions As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said: “When will this happen?” (This being, “Not one stone here (the temple)
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