"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 By Sunshine Metschke It was a season of deep sadness and grief. Our lives had just been turned upside down with a life-changing medical diagnosis. And as we were adjusting to the realities of our …
Fruit of the Spirit: GOODNESS
By Julie Luse I have to admit, as a kid I had a corrupt idea of what goodness meant. This could have something to do with my indoctrination into the myth of Santa Claus. As I understood it, if I tried harder I would gain my soul's delight, and this snitch Jesus guy was watching …
Fruit of the Spirit: KINDNESS
By Sheryl Murray “She opens her mouth in wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.” Proverbs 31:26 Be kind to your sister! Commit random acts of kindness! Thank you for your kindness! Kindness, like its more formal cousin, politeness, is the oil that makes a society run smoothly. To the modern ears …
Fruit of the Spirit: PATIENCE
By Julie Luse A brutally honest look at patience, and my lack thereof. I looked up some quotes on patience before writing this. Thought it would be a nice way to start. I was curious what ancient gurus and prolific writers have to say about it. I noted millions of quotes on patience. Everyone, from Saadi …
Fruit of the Spirit: JOY
By Mary Wenzl “Joy unspeakable, joy unbelievable . . .” A remnant of a song runs through my head when I think of joy, but what do those words really mean? What is the definition of joy, specifically, Christian joy or divine /spiritual joy? Last week, Katie Kafka blogged about the first characteristic of spiritual …
Fruit of the Spirit: LOVE
By Katie Kafka At the top of a list of attributes there is love, followed by seven additional qualities that become the trademark of someone walking in freedom. Joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control; each one endearing qualities that this world needs more of and yet, love is at the forefront of …
The Secret to Fruit
“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!” Galatians 5: 22-23 Today we start our new summer blog series diving deep into Galatians 5:22-23 as we discuss the Fruit of the Spirit. I’ve been thinking …
Humbled and Learning
By Jeanne Johnson This last semester of Equip Her I attended the class, “The Daniel Prayer,” a study written by Billy Graham’s daughter, Anne Graham Lotz. As I was praying about this blog, I clearly heard God speak. And, well, can I be real transparent? What God revealed to me hurt. I was sad, humbled …
Diving Deep into God’s Bold Words
By Mary Wenzl I have really enjoyed the time I have spent each Tuesday morning in a woman’s bible study and value this time greatly. It has been a special joy to spend my time in a community of women who are also striving to increase their knowledge of God through His Word, and to …
A Resurrection Story
By Katie Kafka I am honored to introduce you to Leah Aden: A pastor’s daughter from small town Nebraska who married a Navy sailor and became a mama to two little cuties all while working at the family grocery store for decades until she eventually sold it after she became a grandma. That brings us …
