Most missionary candidates would know the name, Jim Elliot.  Probably some responded to the call to mission because of him. One of his well known quotes is: “He is no fool

Let me begin with the assumption that you weren’t born a koala. If you were, these are some of the things that you might notice, and others might notice about

We have one fruit from the list of Galatians 5, still in the bowl, that deserves attention: faithfulness. What does that term suggest for you? Surely it points towards our

Another fruit of the Spirit.  Good, or goodness, have become sort of vanilla words… “How are you?” “Good” “How was your day?” “Good” The truth is that good, and goodness, are

Husbands, listen up! If you are the type of thrill-seeker who would derive satisfaction from dropping a lit match into a box of fireworks, here is the marital equivalent. It

Self-control is not a psychological word, it is a Biblical word. It is a fruit of the Spirit.  It identifies that each of us is a complex of desires and appetites.  The

I am glad that patience is listed as a fruit of the Spirit, because I need all the help I can get. We wait – in lines: in order to

“For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile – the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for ‘Everyone who calls on

“You see, just at the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good

I have made a few references to Handel’s Messiah in recent talks, perhaps prompted by listening to it the other day. There is a story that records how a performance