by cpaigesanders | Jun 28, 2020 | Blog, Simplicity
Hello and Happy July! June has absolutely flown by. I remember sitting down at my parent’s kitchen bar what seems like days ago, patching together summer plans. Now, summer is half-past! It’s madness! This morning, I sat down with my Monk Manual and Sacred...
by cpaigesanders | Jun 22, 2020 | Blog, Faith
Overview The last attribute of the fruit of the spirit in Galatians 5:22 is self-control. The Greek word for peace used in the text is enkrateia. It is formed from the adjective enkratês which means “possession, power over something or someone else.”...
by cpaigesanders | Jun 15, 2020 | Blog, Faith
Overview The next attribute of the fruit of the spirit in Galatians 5:22 is gentleness. The Greek word for peace used in the text is prautes. It is derived from the Greek root praus which translates as mild. Used in the context of scripture, this adjective turned noun...
by cpaigesanders | Jun 10, 2020 | Blog, Books, Simplicity
“It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life.” This quote has entranced me since I first read it. Not in an actual text, as you might expect from a self-proclaimed Tolkien fanatic; but from a pinned blog post on Pinterest. In an online world defining simplicity as...
by cpaigesanders | Jun 8, 2020 | Blog, Faith
Overview The next attribute of the fruit of the spirit in Galatians 5:22 is faithfulness. The Greek word for peace used in the text is pistis. The New Testament typically translates this noun as faith or faithfulness. In Greek mythology, pistis is the personification...
