It’s your kindness, Lord That leads us to repentance Your favor Lord, is our desire It’s your beauty, Lord That makes us stand in silence Your love Your love Is better than life “Kindness” (Chris Tomlin) As we continue with our Fruits of the Spirit series, this week I get to ruminate on what is… Read More Fruits of the Spirit: The Kindness of Vash the Stampede
As we continue our series on anime and manga characters that embody the Fruits of the Spirit, Murasaki Lynna writes a post on patience as seen through a young woman who definitely fits that descriptor, from one of the calmest series ever created. Patience, or long-suffering, comes in different forms. On one end of the spectrum,… Read More Fruits of the Spirit: The Patience of ARIA’s Alicia Florence
平和. 평화. שלום. Heiwa. Pyonghwa. Shalom. Peace is a beautiful word, but an agonizing one as well. It’s something we desire, something we feel should be, but like Mayuri Shiina reaching up toward the sky, it’s impossibly out of reach. World peace is a dream. Inner peace may be, too, but that doesn’t stop many… Read More Princess Mononoke: Ashitaka and the Fruit of Peace
Last week, R86 kicked off the “Fruits of the Spirit” series here by talking about the first fruit, love, and how Honda Tohru of Fruits Baskets shines with that trait. Today, I’ll be discussing a fruit that often connected with love, the second fruit: joy. Joy is a vibrant word, not only because of it’s… Read More Fruits of the Spirit: Sasami and the Two Joys
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. – Galatians 5:22-23 A few months ago, I left work frustrated and angry. I was tired and it was a difficult day. On the way home, I bought fast food and scarfed… Read More Fruits of the Spirit: Nine Characters That Embody Christian Living
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