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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22-23a NIV) “See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.” (Hebrews 12:15) Fruit can be deceiving. Vegetables—not so much. I don’t…

Abide. What does that word mean to you? Merriam-Webster defines abide as: To accept or bear To stay or live somewhere To remain or continue Stay with me, because it was the synonyms and antonyms that caught my attention. Synonyms: stay, dwell, hang around, remain, stick around, tarry Antonyms: bail, bail out, bug out, buzz…

Laughter rings through the neighborhood. A ball flies as preschool hands try to master catching and throwing. The ball rolls into the street, and off they go after it. But they don’t see the car. And the car can’t see them. You command “Stop!” in your sharpest, most urgent parental voice, and the small sneakers…

“While I was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.” (Daniel 9:21 NIV) “The angel answered, ‘I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you [Zechariah]…

“Do not merely listen to the word and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” (James 1:22 NIV) The parable of the sheep and the goats (Matthew 25:31-46) gives us a list of needs: hunger, thirst, sickness, shelter, clothes, imprisonment. Turn on the news and we’re hit with more. Natural disasters in foreign countries. Fundraisers…

“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility. . “(Ephesians 2:13-14 NIV) Walls divide. They separate. And often hurt and a…

The wiggles. My kids were infected early. Squirming bodies. Kicking feet. Restless hands. Today I’m the one with the wiggles. Daily, God calls me to come. To sit with Him a while. And I want to—I just get the wiggles. Wiggle #1: The To-Do List It never shuts up. Ever. Like a toddler, it screams…

The sun came out today. First time in forever and I couldn’t get enough of it. (Hence the sunburn.) I felt like I’d had a double shot of espresso. Other friends said the same. Turned out we’d suffered from the same condition. The blues. The grumps. The down in the dumps. But as the sun…