Gentleness: Grabbing power or growing gentleness
"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5).
I am convinced that we Christians have a gentleness problem.
Let me start with...
Faithfulness: Doing what you say you’ll do
I can be a pretty flaky guy. I say I’ll do something, and I have the best of intentions to do it, but then...
Patience: Giving people an opportunity to change
Patience is the fruit nobody seems to want, the kale of the Spirit’s produce aisle. It’s supposed to be good for you, but you...
Joy: Improve your eyesight
What child has not been coaxed to eat their carrots with, “They will give you good eyesight!”
Have you considered that the fruit of the...
Bearing fruit
On the eve of his execution, Jesus sat his closest friends down for a long talk. He had much to say but not much...
Called to work and rest
I grew up in an environment where work was highly valued. Some of my earliest memories are toiling in dust and sweat amidst vibrant...
ER reflections
On January 19 at 11:48 p.m., my wife, Justine, and I welcomed our second beautiful son—Samuel Thomas. We couldn’t have imagined that we would...
We prayed for healing, but she died
We were sure God had promised healing. We prayed for it. We called the elders of the church to pray, we anointed with oil,...