Lessons in the Dirt – Night is Coming
It is almost October, and time to bring the tomato harvest inside … even though they’re all still green. I stepped outside to do this just as night was falling. And as I was picking green tomatoes in…
Fruit of Spirit Kindness #5
The Fruit of the Spirit is KINDNESS. In our background photo today, we see a cellphone flashlight illuminating a dark path. In much the same way, our very lives shine the LIGHT of KINDNESS … thereby illuminating the…
Fruit of Spirit Kindness #4
The Fruit of the Spirit is KINDNESS. The main thought which has been guiding our look at the Fruit of the Spirit KINDNESS is Romans 2:4b: “God’s KINDNESS leads you toward repentance.” Fruit of the Spirit KINDNESS is…
Fruit of Spirit Kindness #3
The Fruit of the Spirit is KINDNESS. Romans 2:4b states: “God’s KINDNESS leads you toward repentance.” Fruit of the Spirit KINDNESS is totally different and unique in that the Holy Spirit uses this type of KINDNESS to draw…
Fruit of Spirit Kindness #2
The Fruit of the Spirit is KINDNESS. Romans 2:4b states: “God’s KINDNESS leads you toward repentance.” As we look at the Fruit of the Spirit KINDNESS, we see that Fruit of the Spirit KINDNESS is completely different from…
Lessons in the Dirt – Twists along the way
How encouraging it is that God is so very KIND to us! How encouraging it is that God does not abandon us in our weakness or our failures. But rather, God picks us up, holds onto us, and…
Fruit of Spirit Kindness #1
The Fruit of the Spirit is KINDNESS. Yesterday we considered that God is a God of great PATIENCE and LOVE! “God is PATIENT, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” -2 Peter 3:9b Today,…
God is patient … but His patience will reach an end.
The warm, gentle glow in today’s background photo has been burning for a long time. The wick has been long; the oil has been plentiful. However, time has run its course; the wick has almost reached its end; …
Lessons in the Dirt – Patience
We have been looking at the Fruit of the Spirit Patience this past week. It occurred to me that God has created us all with different and varying degrees of patience … for His specific purposes for us.…
How can I have the Fruit of the Spirit?
What is the Fruit of the Spirit?? The Fruit of the Spirit is evident, obvious results (aka "fruit") of the supernatural, powerful work of the Holy Spirit in someone's life!You might be wondering: "How can I have the…