kindness | Doubting Believer

by revruss August 13, 2020

That I Would Be Good

This week we're talking fruits of the spirit: kindness and goodness. Though we grow up being told to "be good," this fruit of the spirit isn't about being "good enough" or worthy. We don't have to worry about being good enough--because we can't be. Cue the 80's Amy Grant music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjQ3YYBGAqI Our goodness and worth comes not from our own doing, but from God and what God has done for us ...

by revruss January 30, 2018

Unsolicited Opinions

Don’t Be Like Mike

We do, indeed, live in politically divisive times. There is much to stand up for, speak out about and steel against. But statements like the one above from the former governor of my state, who is also a fellow clergy member, have no place in our discourse. They are offensive (this one on SO many levels), distasteful and (as any good Southern girl would tell you) down right tacky. I get it. I ...