Tag: faithfulness

Doubts:

I think most of us would admit that sometimes our faith is stronger than at other times.  Questioning my own beliefs and choices is part of the development of a mature Christian.  It is always better to know exactly what…

Christmas is About People

By Sherma-Jacqueline Felix I know that “Jesus is the reason for the season” and that we ought to say “Merry Christmas” rather than “Happy Holidays” and all the other cliches that some of us Christians tend to get so hung up about during this time of…

The In-Between

I gave an entire afternoon and evening to baking in preparation for our Thanksgiving festivities last week.  After thumbing through a favorite cookbook and a glossy holiday magazine, I set my sights on making four chocolate pies in the variety…

From the Word For the Season

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.  Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If…

Faith of Our Fathers

The PBS drama Wolf Hall takes place during the development of the Reformation in England.  In one episode a man stands up in church and interrupts the service.  The priest is speaking in Latin, a language which conveyed almost nothing…