We love it when we're receiving it. We find it hard to give it when we're not getting it in return, though.

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What does it mean to be faithful, in the way God has been faithful to us? How does faithfulness tie into honesty and trust?

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Another character trait which makes up the Fruit of the Spirit.

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This episode comes with some practical challenges to show kindness to others.

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Here's one of the fruit of the Spirit that we all need to work on! Rick and Clark look at the attribute of patience through a biblical lens and see how God's patience toward us factors into our own ability to develop patience.

In this season looking at the Fruit of the Spirit, we're focusing on each of the nine character qualities seen in Galatians 5:22-23. Today we'll look at peace. What kind of peace are we talking about? How do you obtain it? 

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Music: "Peace Like a River" (Traditional Spiritual) arranged by Clark Cothern.

The second of the 9 "Fruit of the Spirit" as listed in Galatians 5:22-23 is Joy. We'll talk about that today. Where is it found? How can you find it if you've lost it? How do you remain joyful even when your circumstances are crummy? Is that even possible? 

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This season we're looking at how the character qualities of Jesus (a.k.a. the Fruit of the Spirit) are fleshed out in His followers in real life situations. Web: www.mondayafternoontheologians.podia.com

Here's another supercharged third rail word issue. We'll try our best to present our thoughts with as much compassion and honesty as possible.  

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Here's a link to the list of Scriptures related to this topic: https://www.openbible.info/topics/against_abortion

Here's the link to the discussion which contains some references to alleged biblical arguments for abortion: https://theconversation.com/what-the-bible-actually-says-about-abortion-may-surprise-you-186983

And here's the link to the page on our website where you can preview the script Rick talks about, "O crap, I'm pregnant!" https://mondayafternoontheologians.podia.com/oh-crap-i-m-pregnant-preview-script

This episode might be one of the highest voltage "third rail word" episodes we've done to date. It's because we're discussing what we believe to be a biblical understanding of homosexuality. As always, we seek to be compassionate and respectful in our approach and we hope to present the gospel clearly as part of our message. 

Here's a link to the article we mention in this podcast: https://youtu.be/rxTPtmNLiXc  

And here's a link to Kevin DeYoung's book, "What does the Bible really teach about homosexuality?"  

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