This is maybe my last post on this blog. I have to say farewell.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Fruits of the Holy Spirit
The fruits of the Holy Spirit:
“agape (love), chara (joy), eirene (peace), makrothymia
(patience), chrestotis (kindness), agathosyne (goodness), pistis
(faithfulness), praotes (gentleness), and engratea (self-control).”
Apostle Paul “describes the fruits of the Spirit in the form
of a scale, a hierarchy. He lists the highest and the most exalted gift first
and ends up with the most basic and fundamental…” One could see that “one must
traverse the lower steps to reach the highest of stages.” One has to “start
from the base, with self control, and climb up the ladder all the way to love.”
“Paul did not place faith at the top part of his hierarchy
but at the bottom triad, namely faith, gentleness, and self-control…” because Paul “claims that a time will come
when faith will be transcended. It will take place when we have direct contact
with God. Faith will no longer be necessary, and only love, the ultimate stage
of the spiritual hierarchy, will remain.”
---excerpts from Inner
River by Kyriacos C.
Markides
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(photo: of Napa's eastern hills after the rain taken from First Street bridge, downtown Napa,CA )
Friday, December 7, 2012
Wine
"Wine to me is entwined with pleasure, joy, fun, family, and friendship. It’s not the sort of thing that requires book learning, academic training, or special classes, but rather an elemental pleasure that satisfies emotionally and physically. Yes, wine also has its aesthetic dimension, its rare and subtle beauty that becomes more apparent with experience. Plunging deeply into wine can be thoroughly rewarding. But it’s not at all required. It all depends on what you’re after. The simple contentment that comes with a glass or two at dinner is no small thing."
...excerpts from How To Love Wine by Isaac
...excerpts from How To Love Wine by Isaac
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