When I learned to read I quickly became a little predictable. You see, we had this book that my parents got every once in a while and every time they would get it I would find myself rifling through the pages until I got to a certain section. It was either “Humor in Uniform”, “Life…
Category: fruits of the Spirit
try a little
Yesterday afternoon I found out about the passing of Glen Campbell. I don’t think I would have ever been characterized as a Glen Campbell fan per se, but I always enjoyed listening to his music and there were times I would even find myself binge listening. In fact, just this last Saturday on our way…
gates of hell
I imagine the title of this one probably caught your eye. Most of the time when someone throws out the word “Hell” in the church it creates some sort of a stir, although not always for the right reasons. But, title aside, I was running around Flint this morning and I couldn’t help but think…
when you’re smiling
“I just like to smile. Smiling’s my favorite.” This is still one of my favorite lines from the movie Elf. Maybe it’s because I really do love to smile. I think back on our recent trip to Guatemala and my face may have been sore from smiling. Really! Every person we would encounter or pass…
out of control
I can remember it as if it were yesterday. Sitting in the car listening to a tape about a magic “music machine” that sang songs about the Fruits of the Spirit. And then the song about self-control came on. “Self-control is just controlling myself. It’s listening to my heart and doing what is smart”. I…
faithfulness…not success
A British journalist once asked Mother Teresa how she kept going, knowing that she could never meet the needs of all the dying in the streets of Calcutta. Her answer, “I am not called to be successful; I’m called to be faithful.” Sometimes in the church in our Western culture I am not sure we…
goodness…not just moralism
It’s funny that goodness is listed as one of the fruits of the Spirit. I immediately think of the story of the rich young ruler who approaches Jesus, ”Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ ‘Why do you call me good?’ Jesus answered. ‘No one is good—except God alone.’ And then Jesus…
give peace a chance
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone*…it seems easy enough, right? But why is it such a struggle for humanity to live in peace. This is my second of three posts regarding the fruits of the spirit (joy and patience having already been posts) and for…
fruit patience
My hiatus from my blog has been troubling me. I am not exactly sure why I haven’t been feeling creative or feeling the need to write, but I suppose it is some form of apathy. But summer is upon us and as a youth pastor the impending business is at times overwhelming and this may…
the joy of the Lord
Do you ever find yourself singing the songs you used to sing in Sunday School as a child? Oh, I am the only one. Well regardless, there is a song that often pops into my head (as if there weren’t enough stuff bumbling around in there) and it simply bounces along singing, “The Joy of…
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