“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world …
Singled Out
Fruit
The Fruit That Counts
“He dug it all around, removed its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. And He built a tower in the middle of it And also hewed out a wine vat in it; Then He expected it to produce good grapes, But it produced only worthless ones.” Isaiah 5:2 …
Lemons & Hawthorn
Life and lemons… In this case, exotic lemons. Clichés become accepted because of its common occurrence. It is an inevitable fact of life translated into a fitting, universally accepted expression. “For you have been given the privilege of serving Christ, not only by believing in him, but also by suffering …
Fruit
Went berry picking early this morning with my brother (who is visiting us for a short while) and my kids. Just seeing a whole bunch of fruit is quite uplifting and there’s nothing more fulfilling than harvesting and picking fruit. The Fig Tree Withered Now in the morning, as He …