Category: Fruit of the Spirit
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That’s not MY covenant…
Have you ever had one of those paradigm-shifting moments that made you really stop and think about what it is that you’re hearing? My study and prayer was like that this week. I’m doing four different studies right now (I know it seems like a lot, but bear with me), and they all intersected this…
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Why am I praying?
Sometimes I think we tend to minimize prayer. We say things like, “I’m sorry I can’t do more right now, but I can pray” or, “All we can do is pray.” What we sometimes fail to understand is that prayer is MIGHTY. It affects so much more than ourselves and the world around us in…
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Pumpkin Butter, Otherwise Known as Thanksgiving Crack
A few weeks ago while making the annual batch of apple butter I decided to do some pumpkin butter as well. It was all right, nothing to write home about, but it’s pretty good. Last week I went to the store for something and there outside were the bins of pumpkins, now on sale for…
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It doesn’t have to be perfect…and neither do you.
There’s a saying that I like – “God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called.” When was the last time you were asked to do something that you weren’t trained for nor had experience doing? Does it happen frequently, or is it an occasional blip on the radar? In my experience, it seems that…
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Fruit or Foliage…you need to choose.
The last couple of days have been spent taming the tomato jungle, clearing the cucumber canopy, and, well, squashing the spread of…wait for it….squash(please forgive the irresistible alliterations).