I want us to think about the quality today of gentleness. For some reason, all this week I have had gentle on my mind. The apostle Paul teaches us that among the Fruit of the Spirit is the godly quality of gentleness. What is it, anyway? The word for “gentleness” is the Greek word “prautes” (prah-ot-aze) and it connotes the idea of “strength under control.” The word was used of a wild stallion tha...

I mentioned this past Sunday in my sermon how much I loved the cartoon strip Peanuts that ran in newspapers across the country for many years. I will share another Peanuts strip with you today. In this one, Charlie Brown is talking on the phone to a girl who says, “Hey, guess what I’m running for? May Day Queen at school.” Charlie Brown answers, “That’s very interesting. Lucy has already been chos...