Practicing Joy Through Patience in Growth

PRACTICING JOY Fruit will come in due season. We may not FEEL joyful. We may not feel love, peace, good, kind, merciful, faithful, gentle, or feel we possess self-control. But if we are IN CHRIST, fruit WILL COME. Root yourself! Dig deep into the soil. Soak in the moisture and the nutrients around you. Connect …

Embracing Fundamental Truths: The Second Quarter

When last we met it was the end of the first quarter. The Second Quarter has now passed as well and we have stepped into the third. And here I sit, still upon the Potter's Wheel. Perhaps this is the way of life. We are each day being formed and shaped into the person he …

THE FIRST QUARTER

As the first quarter of 2025 concludes, the author reflects on personal growth and spiritual lessons learned from the previous years. Emphasizing grace, mercy, stillness, humility, and unconditional love, they appreciate their evolving identity in Christ. Anticipating the rest of 2025, they aspire to practice joy and embrace new possibilities.

A Call to Love

Let love remain as strong as death Unyielding as the grave Let it be a blazing fire consuming as it burns. Let love consume the hate, the anger and despair Let love destroy all the hurt And shatter all the pain. Let love stand tall among us all Unquenched A mountain among roaring waters Tall, …