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Practical Proverbial, from Galatians, 12 July 2022. Today’s topic: Nine Fruits: Joy

But the fruit of the Spirit is…joy….  Galatians 5:22 What is joy?   How would you describe joy?  Dictionary.com primarily defines joy as “the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation.”   Beethoven wrote a symphony about it.  The Apostle James described things differently, saying how we should considerContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Galatians, 12 July 2022. Today’s topic: Nine Fruits: Joy”

Practical Proverbial, from Jude, 10 December 2020 Today’s topic: That’s Where Jesus Found Me

These people are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted—twice dead. They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.  Jude 12-13 (NIV). Confession:  I’mContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jude, 10 December 2020 Today’s topic: That’s Where Jesus Found Me”