Attitudes – Kindness, Gentleness
Recently, I taught our Sunday Bible study class. We had been studying the Holy Spirit and had a lesson on the fruit that the Spirit desires to produce in us.…
A Garden of Care
'Tis spring! Actually, with the temperatures this week, one could say we're about to enter full-blown summer. Perhaps, like me, you're in the gardening mode. No, we're not vegetable gardeners—no…
Prayer – Is It a Struggle?
For our new year, let's talk about prayer. In those things-we-need-to-do lists or New Years resolution lists or how-to-be-a-better-Christian lists, we often couple "prayer" along with "studying your Bible" and…
Fruit of the Spirit – GENTLENESS
Have you ever agreed with someone in theory, but their attitude about the subject was so negative you had trouble listening to them? That may be because they lacked our…
Fruit of the Spirit – FAITHFULNESS
I remember a question that was often asked in a Bible Study in which I participated. The question—"What attribute of God do you see in these verses?" Frequently, my answer…
Fruit of the Spirit – GOODNESS
Goodness. Well, this fruit thing just keeps getting harder, doesn't it? Paul didn't say, "Doing good." We could probably handle that one on our own, but, as I've said before,…
Fruit of the Spirit – KINDNESS
A friendly, elderly man plopped himself beside me today while we waited at Bob Evans for a table. He quickly engaged me in conversation and introduced himself as "Bob." We…
Fruit of the Spirit – PATIENCE
A couple of years ago, my 10 year-old grandson excitedly asked, "Are you ready for your first lesson on your new iPad, Nana?" We sat side by side on the…
The Fruit of the Spirit – Love
In the next few weeks, we will take a look at the fruit of the Spirit. We will find that the emphasis is not so much on what the Holy…