Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #6

Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #6

The Fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL. Last year, September 2020, saw one of the worst wildfires in Oregon state history, with the Santiam Fire.  No one quite knows how the Santiam Fire started, though rumors and speculation…
October 20, 2021Posted inRelationships
Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #5

Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #5

The Fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL. Words cannot describe the sound of an 80-foot-tall Western Red Cedar, Western Hemlock, or Douglas Fir snapping, splintering, and crashing to the ground!!  The sound is absolutely terrifying!  It sends chills…
October 19, 2021Posted inRelationships
Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #4

Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #4

The Fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL. Today’s background photo was taken from an airplane, high above eastern Washington, as smoke-choked skies obstruct the view and block out the sun. Wildfires are terrible!!   Not only do they devastate…
October 18, 2021Posted inRelationships
Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #3

Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #3

The Fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL. In discussing the topic of SELF-CONTROL, we have been considering the irreparable damage an uncontrolled tongue can do:  “The tongue is a small part of the body … Consider what a…
October 17, 2021Posted inRelationships
Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #2

Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #2

The Fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL. Our guiding passage for our look at SELF-CONTROL is James 3:5-6:  “The tongue is a small part of the body … Consider what a great forest is set on fire by…
October 16, 2021Posted inRelationships
Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #1

Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #1

The Fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL. Over the past 8 weeks we have been taking a look at the Fruit of the Spirit.  Throughout the course of our study, our background images have contrasted light vs darkness. …
October 15, 2021Posted inRelationships
Fruit of Spirit Gentleness #7

Fruit of Spirit Gentleness #7

The Fruit of the Spirit is GENTLENESS. It is interesting to note the most striking sunrises always involve clouds.  Of course sunrises with clear skies are beautiful.  But not in the astonishing, captivating way of sunrises with clouds.…
October 14, 2021Posted inChristian Living
Fruit of Spirit Gentleness #6

Fruit of Spirit Gentleness #6

The Fruit of the Spirit is GENTLENESS. We have been pondering the crushing we each experience in our daily workplace interactions.  It is hard to be crushed each day at work.  Jesus knows what it feels like to…
October 13, 2021Posted inChristian Living, Hope
Fruit of Spirit Gentleness #5

Fruit of Spirit Gentleness #5

The Fruit of the Spirit is GENTLENESS. Today’s background photo shows yet another early-morning work commute across Lake Washington,  as day is gently dawning.   But this sunrise is blocked by a low heavy blanket of cloud cover!  Dark…
October 12, 2021Posted inChristian Living
Fruit of Spirit Gentleness #4

Fruit of Spirit Gentleness #4

The Fruit of the Spirit is GENTLENESS. Today’s background photo shows a new day dawning over downtown Seattle as yet another workday is about to begin.  Perhaps you might notice the snowflake decorations on the buildings in the…
October 11, 2021Posted inChristian Living