Relationships often prove difficult to navigate. Certain people choose a way of life in which certain relationships are not part of their journey. Marriage is not something everyone chooses. Violent homes don’t choose everyone. So, when someone is asked what to do in these instances we often defer to … Continue reading

Working through Galatians 5 where we find Paul giving a description of the fruit of the Spirit, I have come to a phrase which I sense describes a misplaced emphasis. First, Paul describes the work of the flesh and gives a list that in some translations ends with the … Continue reading

My time in bible study this morning – great job Kevin – led me to press the issue of learning or teachable ness as a nuance of the word gentleness used in the Scriptures. The idea of “apprenticeship” to Jesus as an image for spiritual formation first came to … Continue reading