Producing Fruit

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23

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love

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joy

Joy and a Vacuum

Does anyone really like to vacuum? I’m told people do. I can’t understand it personally. It’s not completely loathsome but it certainly doesn’t bring me joy. I can’t say I look forward to vacuuming day. (Which, truthfully, is whenever the dust bunnies start to breed and the crumbs grow new crops.) So, in our house this is a chore for The Man…

peace

Chinese Water Torture – Practicing Peace

Last week I talked about nagging, and how very harmful it is. But how do we break the ugly cycle of nagging? How do we live peace?

Look to Christ. It is as simple – and as difficult – as that. Look to the Word. What does He say? Prayer…

Chinese Water Torture – The Nature of the Nag

Did you hear the one about the nagging wife? Wait, which one? There are so many! Society may love to joke that “wife” is synonymous with “nag”, but nagging is no laughing matter. Webster defines nag as “to annoy (someone) by often complaining about his or her behavior, appearance, etc.”, “to annoy (someone) with…

patience

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kindness

How to Win an Argument

Last night, our daughter (kindergarten) told us she thought she was making people sad, that she wasn’t good but bad. She said that her friends don’t want to be her friends anymore and they don’t want to play with her. Naturally, we were just a tad concerned. She is a bright, sweet, generous soul who loves people and wants to be friends with everyone…

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faithfulness

When Less is Not More

I intentionally avoid the news. Too much bad nearly breaks me – I’m one of those highly-sensitive types. But the news still finds me. With every school shooting or police officer death or racial-tension-fueled hate crime, my heart breaks, and I feel so small. So small in a big, big world full of ugly. Too small to be of any account…

gentleness

How to Win an Argument

Last night, our daughter (kindergarten) told us she thought she was making people sad, that she wasn’t good but bad. She said that her friends don’t want to be her friends anymore and they don’t want to play with her. Naturally, we were just a tad concerned. She is a bright, sweet, generous soul who loves people and wants to be friends with everyone…

self-control

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