Possessing Gentleness doesn't mean you're a wimp. Gentle Giant My Dad was a big man. Even as an adult, I couldn't put my hands around his forearm. His size and strength were intimidating. I remember him (as owner/operator of the local Dr Pepper Bottling Company)  coming up to … [Read more...]

Is there any faithfulness in this crazy world? I've been on a faithfulness quest. Have you noticed that they just don't make things the way they used to? For the most part , in 2020, if something breaks down, it's almost cheaper to replace it than to fix it. Faithfulness … [Read more...]

Are you Faithful? Do we treat strangers in a faithful way? One of the things that breaks my heart these days is seeing how people treat complete strangers. Not only are people not faithful to God's mandates, but their treatment makes the news! Whether it means someone called … [Read more...]

 Goodness! Pluto's Not a Planet? Yes. We're still studying "Goodness" as a Fruit of the Spirit... When I was a child, I learned that we had 9 planets in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. So, I'm having difficulty now … [Read more...]

Oh, My: Goodness! Our next Fruit of the Spirit is Goodness. What does it mean to be good? Something good is described as having: moral excellence, virtue, generosity, or excellence of quality. Do these sound like a description of God? Of course! Because God IS GOOD! All the … [Read more...]