Random Acts of Kindness at Christmas

It’s that time of year where gift giving is on the minds of people all around the world. Many consider giving fruit baskets, fruit cakes, or serve fruit of some type to family and friends. But we thought of another way to give out “fruit” as well. How about giving Read More…

Picking Your Marital Fruit

We’ve been thinking a lot about fruit this week… in particular, marital fruit. This past week God brought to the forefront of our minds the importance of walking in the fruit of His Spirit. We’re watching buds and blooms physically popping out everywhere around us here in the desert southwest. Read More…

Bossing Your Feelings in Marriage

There’s something significant that we have learned in our many years of marriage. It is that we can’t always let our feelings lead us around—particularly in marriage. Our feelings can lead us astray in so many ways. We’re told in the Bible “the heart is deceitful above all things…” And Read More…

Gifts Beyond the Visible

With Christmas almost here, there is a lot of emphasis on gifts that will be given. But what about gifts that go beyond the visible? What about looking for ways in which you can live out the “fruit of the Spirit” with your spouse, family and others? We’re told in Read More…

How’s Your Fruit?

“The first thing we check when couples enter our counseling room is their fruit. If their fruit reveals arguing, jealousy, outbursts of anger, and so on, we know they are not in fellowship with the Holy Spirit. Oneness in marriage is impossible in the flesh. “The fruit of the Holy Read More…