Rooted Disposition: Love, Joy, Peace

In each of these three lessons, we will consider three of the virtues that Paul lists as the fruit of the Spirit, so our first will be love, joy, and peace. There are real connections within these groupings. With our first set of virtues, we will discover the foundation for the ones that follow. Love, …

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Fruitful Marriage

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. …

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Favorite Books of 2024

1. The Liberal Arts Tradition | Kevin Clark & Ravi Jain You will notice a decent number of education related books on this list. That is largely because I am haunted by the question how I can best use the next ten years to equip my seven-year-old for whatever the world looks like in 2035. The …

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Wrestling with God

Jacob & Laban | Genesis 30:25-31:55

SUGGESTED VERSES FOR MEMORIZATION & MEDITATION  Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you. (Genesis 31:3) If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been on my side, surely now you …

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Wrestling with God

Laban’s Deception | Genesis 29:1-30

SUGGESTED VERSES FOR MEMORIZATION & MEDITATION  So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her. (Genesis 29:20) Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to …

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A New Heart | Day 19

And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to …

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