Mary and Elizabeth: Bearing fruit for the kingdom

January 30, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

In case my header for this post didn’t clue you in, I’m still thinking about fruit . . . the spiritual kind of course. Jesus’s mother, Mary, had a cousin named Elizabeth who lived about 60 miles away in the hill country of Judea. Elizabeth was married to Zechariah, a priest. The Bible says they […]

Spiritual Fruit: Five questions to help you live a fruitful life

January 21, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

So, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. Romans 7:4 (emphasis mine) I’ve been thinking a lot about fruit lately. As believers, we’re […]

Friends are like pancakes

January 8, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

Friends are like pancakes. Making the first one is hardest and sometimes has to be tossed (or in this case eaten). They come in all kinds of shapes colors and sizes and sometimes they even come with little ones. The thing they all require is attention, patience and often, sacrifice. I’ve been struggling in the […]