If we want the fruit of patience to truly ripen in our lives, we must squarely face this question:”Why do we repeatedly give other people the benefit of the doubt but regularly beat ourselves up for making mistakes?”There is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, says Paul in Romans 8. And Jesus himself squarelyContinueContinue reading “If you really want the fruit of patience to ripen in your life, give yourself a break!”
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Preaching in Mazatlan, Mexico
Yesterday afternoon (Sunday, January 13) I preached at the Vineyard church service in the Dona Chonita neighborhood of Mazatlan, Mexico, where great friends Ellen and Kyle Benefield are church-planting pastors. Kyle Benefield was my translator.I told the flock that God’s view of them is the same as that of his own son Jesus about whomContinueContinue reading “Preaching in Mazatlan, Mexico”