Lately I have found certain activities to be grounding. By that I mean they give me a sense of purpose and definition for the day ahead. These activities can take place on a daily basis or on a weekly basis. I haven’t got round to set activities on a monthly or quarterly basis, but I’m […]
Read More Exploring Ephesians: A PreludeComing across this video helped tremendously understand more about the importance of something that is not always seen easily. I am grateful for opportunities like this to consider why Jesus did it and what we should learn from it. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Why Did Jesus Curse the Fig Tree?Self-control is one of the most fascinating aspects of the fruit of the Spirit. Paul is insistent in telling the church in Galatia that there are two forces at war with each other: the flesh and the Spirit. He outlines what the works of the flesh are – so we know what marks out people […]
Read More Fruit of the Spirit: Self Control (The Fruit Series 28)The fruit of gentleness is a worthy way of knowing that God lives in you. It is difficult to be gentle when aggravating factors are around. It is difficult to be gentle when disappointment, dismay and disaster strikes. It is difficult to be gentle when there’s a great sense of jubilation at a wrong made right. […]
Read More Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness (The Fruit Series 27)Never underestimate something useful. One understanding of the word goodness is usefulness. There is a word that is not given the kudos it deserves at times. It’s taken for granted because a number of useful things are considered to be standard fare for the life we live. Clothing, food, utensils, devices, systems, methods and techniques […]
Read More Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness (The Fruit Series 25)The fruit of the Spirit express the character of Christ. God in us through His Spirit reveals God to others in how we are. This is seen particularly in the characteristic of patience. Considering patience is fascinating in a world that promotes speed as a great quality. In that kind of world something that takes […]
Read More Fruit of the Spirit: Patience (The Fruit Series 23)A great benefit of singing certain songs is that there is within them fundamental truths that can resonate in a way that reading them may not impact. There’s a line in one song that in particular is appropriate for the reflection on peace. That lyric simply states: the world didn’t give it, the world can’t […]
Read More Fruit of the Spirit: Peace (The Fruit Series 22)Joy as an expression of the Spirit living in is a fascinating truth to deal with. There’s happiness and then there’s joy. There is something about this quality that goes a lot further than a momentary response to something positively stimulating. There is something about this quality that is rich and deep and exists whatever […]
Read More Fruit of the Spirit: Joy (The Fruit Series 21)It’s all the more fascinating reading the things Jesus says to the churches in the early part of Revelation. In as much as those messages were about conditions those churches experienced it still comes across as though Jesus is talking about the conditions that church can be in today. Reading the situation for Ephesus is […]
Read More Gotta Get Back To LoveIn the beginning when God created man it was His plan that man would be made in His image and in His likeness. Man was to reflect God on the earth. Completing the creation of man process, God breathed into the nostrils of man who then became a living being. Later when Jesus returned from […]
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