When I researched how many times “faith” is used in the Scriptures, I was not surprised to find there were 338 instances of the word “faith,” and/or words...
The Fruit of the Spirit–Faith
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~ Holly Bebernitz
Fridays—Fruits of the Spirit
Meditations on the fruits of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22-23, posted for the 31 Days of Blogging challenge.
The Fruit of the Spirit–Goodness
“Good” is one of the first words of which a child learns the meaning. Right away, we begin praising our little ones for eating well or taking their first...
The Fruit of the Spirit–Gentleness
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness… Whenever I prepare a lesson or article, I always head...
The Fruit of the Spirit–Longsuffering
The term “longsuffering” has gone out of fashion for the most part. The two best known Scriptural references, which mention the principle—Galatians 5:22, as...
Fruit of the Spirit–Peace
Third in the list of the Fruit of the Spirit is Peace. [Galatians 5:22-23] This topic was more challenging than love and joy to pin down to a starting...
Fruit of the Spirit–Joy
The Fruit of the Spirit—Joy We continue our discussion of the Fruit of the Spirit [Galatians 5:22-23] with the second attribute in the list: Joy. John 16:20,...
Fruit of the Spirit–Love
The book of Galatians is one many believers call a favorite. Its themes of “standing fast in the liberty in which Christ has made us free” [Galatians 5:1] and...
Native Texan Holly Bebernitz moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 1967. After thirty years of teaching speech, English, and history on the secondary and college levels, she retired from classroom teaching to become a full-time grandmother. The change in schedule allowed the time needed to complete the novel she had begun writing in 1998. When Trevorode the Defender was published in March 2013, the author realized the story of the Magnolia Arms was not yet complete.
