by Tara L. Cole | Jan 6, 2014 | Joy, Tara, Tara Cole
As I reread this verse during our last study, I thought, Joy and enduring a cross?!? Those don’t seem to go together at all. I was puzzled. I’d always heard the acronym:J-JesusO-OthersY-YourselfBut I rarely found joy in it. I mean, really, if that’s...
by Tara L. Cole | Nov 24, 2010 | change, God, growth, Joy, peace, power, Spirit, Tara Cole, Trust
It’s amazing to me how God just clicks ideas together like puzzle pieces locking into place. I’ll hear a sermon, I’ll read a book, I’ll look at a scripture, and though their all from completely different sources they’ll just all click....
by Tara L. Cole | Oct 13, 2010 | faithfulness, fruit, Galatians, God, goodness, Joy, kindness, love, patience, peace, power, Romans, see, self-control, Spirit, Tara Cole
Reading further in Francis Chan’s book Forgotten God, I realized that the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23 is just that–Fruit OF the Spirit. Not fruit of my works. Not fruit of my righteousness checklist. Not fruit of all my striving. When I accept...
by Tara L. Cole | Jun 17, 2010 | Corinthians, God, holiness, Joy, paradigm, Tara Cole
In Bible class on Sunday, Jim Dvorak spoke about how Jews see everything as having a place. Holiness to a Jew like Paul meant that you were in the place God intend you to be. You’re “right with God.” Then Jim applied these ideas to I Corinthians showing how Paul is...
