Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #2
The Fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL. Our guiding passage for our look at SELF-CONTROL is James 3:5-6: “The tongue is a small part of the body … Consider what a great forest is set on fire by…
Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #1
The Fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL. Over the past 8 weeks we have been taking a look at the Fruit of the Spirit. Throughout the course of our study, our background images have contrasted light vs darkness. …
Letting off a few “sparks”!
In today’s background photo sparks are flying. A few sparks can’t hurt much … can they??Sometimes when our fuse is lit, we instinctively react by popping off a few “sparks”! We’re not blowing a fame of anger…
Blowing anger all over everyone!
Today’s background photo pretty much sums up our world. Just about everyone everywhere is reacting to life by blowing fiery anger, rage, and hatred all over everyone else! “A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a…
Love is patient … Love has a long fuse.
What is the Fruit of the Spirit??The Fruit of the Spirit is the evident, obvious results (aka "fruit") of the supernatural, powerful work of the Holy Spirit in someone's life! The Fruit of the Spirit begins first and…
How do I forgive?
Deception Pass is a very dangerous area. Roiling eddies can catch the unsuspecting in spins, dragging them off course. The same is true with Satan’s deception. Oftentimes, we are caught off guard by hurtful words or actions from…
Upside Down!
Life is hard. The water droplet here on the cedar branch represents our tears. If you look closely, you will notice that the reflection of the surrounding scenery & road in the teardrop is upside down. Isn’t that…
Love takes work! Love takes effort!
LOVE takes work. LOVE takes effort! The lightkeepers of the lighthouses had to be vigilant to keep the glass panes clean. They had to be vigilant to keep the prisms & brass of the Fresnel lens sparkling and…
What is the point of all this anyway?
Do you ever wonder, “What’s the point? … What is the point of all of this anyway??” The lighthouse pictured in today’s background photo is: Point No Point Lighthouse.Sometimes this is the way life feels. We wonder: "Is anything…
It costs to Love
The lighthouse pictured in today’s background photo is Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, standing high on a bluff overlooking the confluence where the Columbia River empties into the Pacific Ocean. As you can see, this lighthouse has taken a beating. …