Wandering Norwegian

Welcome , dear friends, to Advent . This is the advent of Jesus. The coming of Christ. The Messiah is on the way. "Advent" is bes...

Once you have love, joy, and peace, can patience follow? Here we are, working our way through one of the lists of the gifts of the Spirit....

First love, then joy, and now peace. Last month I suggested an image of a pyramid, where one level supports the next, etc. As if these gifts...

Joy, a Gift of the Spirit “Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control” From Galatians ...

Joseph Sittler, "Essays on Nature and Grace", 1971 "The fundamental meaning of grace is the goodness and lovingkindness of Go...

'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free, 'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be, And when we find ourselve...

Aah simplicity. The art of surrounding small, seemingly insignificant moments with thought, intention and passion. The art of delving into i...