Tag Archives: Growth

The Spirit Helps Us Grow

      Comments Off on The Spirit Helps Us Grow

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here During the month of November, we’re taking a look at 21 essential activities of the Holy Spirit, who represents God’s presence in and through every follower of Jesus. What’s wrong with this picture?  A robin has returned to its nest, only to find an unexpected addition to its clutch of eggs.  Robin eggs are… Read more »

Growth That Lasts

      Comments Off on Growth That Lasts

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here There’s no such thing as instant landscaping.  But the Bradford pear sure seemed like an exception.     This fast-growing tree with lush green leaves – native to Vietnam and China – was introduced to the United States in the 1960s.  Lady Bird Johnson, the wife of then-President LBJ, was widely acclaimed as an environmental… Read more »