Functioning As Intended
How do you know something is “good”? For instance, when is a car “good”? When is a phone “good”? When is a person “good”? This is the question we need …
Long Suffering
This is the fruit of the Spirit we all need – patience! Patience is a good thing to have, but a difficult fruit to cultivate. Why? Because patience means “long-suffering”. …
Wholeness
What does it mean to have peace? According to Scripture, peace is not just a “peace of mind” within ourselves. It’s also not just a lack of conflict in our …
We’re Happiest Outside Ourselves
Of all the fruits of the Spirit, Joy is the last one we should be pursuing for it’s own sake. The most miserable people are the ones who have made …
Unconditional Concern
Love. It’s what’s most needed in our world and its the most demanding of virtues. We talk of love so easily – we love God and we love pizza. But …
Asking For What We Think Is Best
Prayer is asking for what we think is best. As a loving Father, God manages His world perfectly well without our help. And yet, as a loving Father, he has …
What We’re Expecting to make us Happy
As we continue walking in the Spirit, Paul draws his attention to the drama we are brought into – the cosmic groans of our broken world as it cries out …
Knowing God as Our Father
One of the great privileges that is ours is Knowing God as our Father. As we walk in the Spirit, God helps us live in this truth as we begin …
Sin Isn’t Meant to be “Managed”
The reason Jesus died and rose again was not so that we could live the rest of our lives “managing” our sins. He died to forgive our sins and to …