For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become slaves to one another. “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.” This is arguably one of the best known of Paul’s verses, this list of the fruit of the Spirit found here in the middle of our passage in Galatians this morning. It’s a list … [Read more...]
Galatians
The Martyrdom of Baptism and Life in the Spirit
“And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit,” (Galatians 5:24-25). Sermon in a tweet: The call to Christian discipleship is an exhortation to martyrdom. On Wednesday of this past week at our noon Eucharist we celebrated the feast day of St. Alban who is said to have been the first martyr in Britain. Alban was a Roman soldier stationed north of London in the early third century. … [Read more...]