As we begin a new month, we will continue looking at a Fruit of the Spirit. This month is Faithfulness. The ESV, NIV, and NASB all use the term faithfulness. The KJV uses the term faith. The Greek word is πίστις pistis which means faith, faithfulness. So I think either word can be used. I think both words have slightly different meanings in English. I will write a bit about faith in a later post. What is faithfulness? The…
It is hard to believe that it is the end of July. Where has the month gone? Where has the year gone? Here is a quick review of what happened in July. Miss K finished school and is enjoying her summer break. The weeks leading up to the end of school were challenging as we waiting to find out where she would have a school placement for autumn. (I won’t go into all the details but most of this has…
What does faith have to do with achieving your goals? Why do I need faith to achieve my goals? Is faith a discipline? Fear is one of the heart issues that hinder us from achieving our goals. Fear can hold us back. It can paralyze us. Do we need to overcome fear to achieve our goals? What fears do you have? What does faith have to do with achieving your goals? If fear, holds us back then it is faith…
What do you do when life is not good? How do you respond? We live in a fallen world with the effects of sin all around. Life is not good all the time but God is good all the time. I don’t know what “not so good” you are facing at this time. It might be divorce, cancer, disease, or something else. It might be tempting to despair but have hope. How not to respond when life is not good….
I recently posted on my Facebook page that I had finished reading this book. For my benefit as well as yours I will just summarise a bit of the book, Essentialism The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. As I review this, I will point out things that agree with the Bible or maybe where it disagrees. First impressions – The book was easy to read both in content and in font size, graphics, headings. Yes, the physical aspect of the book…