Editor’s Note: This week welcome guest blogger, David Hundert. David is a current Master of Divinity student at Evangelical Seminary. Self-control is so important to Paul, that several times, in several letters, Paul includes it in his list of requirements for Church leadership. Paul states in Titus 1:7-8, “Since a leader manages God’s household, heContinue reading “Why self-control is vital to leadership – Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control, Part 4”
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Mastery over your passions – Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control, Part 3
Editor’s Note: This week welcome guest blogger, David Hundert. David is a current Master of Divinity student at Evangelical Seminary. In 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 the Apostle Paul writes, “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get theContinue reading “Mastery over your passions – Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control, Part 3”
What the Bible says about self-control – Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control, Part 2
Editor’s Note: This week welcome guest blogger, David Hundert. David is a current Master of Divinity student at Evangelical Seminary. In his book, The Three Edwards, Thomas Costain describes the life of Raynald III, a 14th century duke in what is now Belgium. Grossly overweight, Raynald was commonly called by his Latin nickname, Crassus, whichContinue reading “What the Bible says about self-control – Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control, Part 2”
The concerning effortlessness of “works” – Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control, Part 1
Editor’s Note: This week welcome guest blogger, David Hundert. David is a current Master of Divinity student at Evangelical Seminary. One of the interesting things that I read this week in preparation for this blog series, is that when Paul lists in Galatians 5 what the New International Version of the Bible refers to asContinue reading “The concerning effortlessness of “works” – Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control, Part 1″
The Lord of the Rings and self-control – Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control, Preview
In J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings books, there is an ancient artifact that goes by many names, but perhaps most familiarly, “The One Ring.” Those who wear this ring are affected by and can wield the ring’s immense powers. There are other rings in Tolkien’s fantasy world, Middle-earth, and those other ringsContinue reading “The Lord of the Rings and self-control – Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control, Preview”
Does God care about your lawn? – Current Events: A Theology of the American Lawn, Preview
This coming week is another Current Events week on the blog. This time, rather than talk about a media headline, I decided to write about one of our American summer pastimes…mowing the lawn. And no, it will not be a sermon about if the Bible says it is right or wrong to mow lawns onContinue reading “Does God care about your lawn? – Current Events: A Theology of the American Lawn, Preview”
Engaging Scripture 