When the fruit doesn’t come, we should be as wise as a seasoned farmer and ask why. Once we are settled that we are doing all ...

Jesus went on to say that his disciples would live productive lives if they continued to “abide” in him. Just as the branch ...

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Love leads to what Paul calls the “fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control” (Galatians 5:22-23). When we allow the Holy ...

How is your patience today? Pastor Warren Keating tells of a Sunday morning when he had a bad cold. He was coughing, sneezing, blowing his nose, and as he readily admits, “I should have stayed ...

"Walk in the Spirit" on TikTok is a phrase often used in Christian teachings from Galatians 5:16-26; the literal phrase comes ...

Jonathan Rauch wants the church to act as a “load-bearing wall” in American civic life. But his appeal lacks a clear audience ...