The Failure of the Fig Tree

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.  (Psalm 19:1) I am sure we all have seen some beautiful places on this earth.  Places that emphasize God’s glory even more than the rest of creation.  Living in “almost heaven,” I see them every day!  But before I begin describing another…

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Where Is Your Joy?

In Galatians 5, the last point of the chapter discusses walking in the Spirit (Gal 5.16-26). A major point of that discussion is “the fruit of the Spirit” in vv. 22-23. Preaching through the passage, a list like this gives me a glorious opportunity to slow right down in my usual “glacial” method of Bible…

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