Bearing Kingdom Fruit – Resting

Bearing Kingdom Fruit – Resting

The strawberries growing in this field are not working hard.  They are not toiling.  They are simply resting, underneath the leaves.  The fruit grows slowly, bit by bit, day by day.  The strawberries grow because they are connected…
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Blessed are the peacemakers

Blessed are the peacemakers

Our background photo features a bee ... reminding us that just as bees are vital for fruit and crops to be produced, so also the Holy Spirit is vital for Kingdom Fruit to be produced in our lives.…
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Blessed are the humble

Blessed are the humble

Without the work of bees and pollinators, we would have no fruit or vegetables to eat.  So also, in much the same way, without the work of the Holy Spirit, the fruit of Kingdom Living cannot be produced…
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Blessed are the merciful

Blessed are the merciful

This week’s daily verses are taking a look at The Beatitudes.  The background photos are bees … reminding us that just as it is not possible to have crops or food without the work of bees, so also…
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Sermon on the Mount

Sermon on the Mount

Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Matthew, chapters 5-7) was radical for those who first heard it, because in this sermon Jesus was bringing to an end the centuries-old, well-established way of living according to the Law, and ushering…
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Be that Friend!

Be that Friend!

In today’s background photo, individual water droplets have all piled up to the point of becoming a raging torrent of foaming white-water!  Sometimes the trials of life feel like this! So many little things … hard things! ……
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Take Action

Take Action

Mark 2:1-5 relates a story about four men who cared so deeply about the suffering of their paralyzed friend that they literally physically carried their friend to Jesus. This is what God wants us to do!  God wants us…
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Rain Down

Rain Down

What a delightful day to get some fresh air.I step outside and head over to my chair.But I notice, almost as an afterthought, that the chair is covered in a mess of black dots.I move to sit in…
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Beauty in the Storm

Beauty in the Storm

It’s Saturday morning … 8am.  Thunder is rumbling!  A storm has settled in.This wasn’t expected … a thunderstorm today, just as protests and riots are getting underway.Intense vibrations reverberate beneath my feet!  I think of the wicked people…
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