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Self-Control (or Lack Thereof)

  Here in the USA, it’s Thanksgiving week — a perfect time to ponder the last attribute in the fruit-of-the-Spirit list:   Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and … Continue reading

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Fruit on God’s Family Tree

  We tend to think people are the fruit on God’s family tree. Not so. This is a spiritual tree with spiritual fruit.   Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and … Continue reading

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Fasting and Fruit

Are you fasting from anything during Lent? Joel 2:12 (NIV) “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” “As our bodies grow weaker for lack of food during the season … Continue reading

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