Galatians 5:16-26 Jesus by Frederick Buechner Maybe any one day of a life, even the most humdrum, has in it something of the mystery of that life as a whole. People had been flocking up to Jesus the way they always seemed to when word got around that he was in the neighborhood. A Roman…
Galatians 5:16-25 I was visiting a woman this past Thursday with Habib when we received a phone call that our Egyptian friend Mike was having severe chest pains. He was just recovering from a mild stroke that had put him in the hospital the week before and now this. We rushed back to Rabat and…
Galatians 5:16-26 The fruit of the Spirit is love. We begin this morning with the first of the fruit of the Spirit mentioned in Paul’s letter to the Galatians. The Beatles sang, “All you need is love.” Charlie Brown said, “Love is a warm puppy.” “Would you like to go to a concert with me?”…
Galatians 5:16-26 My family, Annie, Elizabeth and Caitlin love babies. When we went on a safari a couple years ago in Tanzania, wherever we stopped, there was a trio of “Ooooooooh, look at the baby. It’s so cute.” This is a family joke and to get another perspective, talk to Annie after the service. But…