Daily Devotional

As many Boy Scouts will tell you, there are certain things that are impossible to forget, namely the Scout Law. I learned recently that the Scout Law’s specific virtues vary […]

22 By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Now we are getting to the real test of our faith, patience! I am persuaded that in order to have patience at all it takes a strong faith. Think about

There is a tongue-in-cheek prayer: “God, I need patience… right now.” I laugh at this prayer, usually by myself. I am definitely one of those people who want everything to

One of the Fruits of the Spirit that I tend to struggle with the most is PATIENCE. I’m sure you can tell from my previous devotions that simple tasks such

“A watched pot never boils.” So goes the old proverb. As one who enjoys cooking, I often don’t have patience! I have found that it is much better for me

What do you think about when you see the word Peace? I think of peace at the end of a confrontation, whether it be with a family member, or with

When reading Galatians 5:22-23 and thinking about the word “peace,” my first reaction was one of mocking. What peace? I discovered a website called Global Conflict Tracker, maintained by the

By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. There is a little devotional

The year’s at the spring, And day’s at the morn; Morning’s at seven; The hill-side’s dew-pearled; The lark’s on the wing; The snail’s on the thorn; God’s in His heaven—