Part 3: The Flags of the Spirit by Harold and Bette Gillogly We promised you in our last blog that with this one we were going to jump into the deep end of the pool! So here we go! Ephesians 5:22-24 is a continuation of Paul’s teaching about how we can tell if we are […]
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The Flag We’d Rather Not Talk About
Joy & Happiness Persevering LovePart 2, The Flags of the Spirit by Harold and Bette Gillogly Red Flag – Stop! Something is wrong! Green Flag – You are going in the right direction. It’s safe to keep going! These are the Flags we’ve been finding as we’ve journeyed through Ephesians, chapter 5, for as verse 15 warns us: “Be […]
The Flags of the Spirit
Joy & Happiness Relationship SkillsIf you’re smart, when you see a red flag, you immediately stop and find out what it’s all about, because something’s wrong. But when you see a green flag, that tells you you’re on the right track, so you keep going. It makes complete sense that we begin our series on the Flags of the […]
Two More Ingredients to Make Love Last Forever
Joy & Happiness Persevering Loveby Harold and Bette Gillogly Making love last forever. That’s what you want, isn’t it? And everything that comes with it? So what’s the secret? Putting the right ingredients in gives the right results out! We talked last week about the first two essential ingredients you need to use. So let’s get right into the […]
Pride – the Deadliest of Sins
Forgiveness Joy & Happinessby Harold and Bette Gillogly Ever wonder why “deadly sins” are called “deadly sins”? It must be because they are …well …deadly. Capable of destroying you. Take for instance, PRIDE. It might just be the deadliest of all sins. Why do you think that is? In Proverbs 6:16-19, God lists 7 things He hates, and […]
Celebrate Your Coupleness!
Joy & Happiness Relationship Skillsby Harold and Bette Gillogly Summer is a terrific time to celebrate being a couple! Life can get so intense, can’t it? Maybe your life is full of a lot of “gotta’s.” We’ve gotta earn a living. We’ve gotta take the kids to soccer. We’ve gotta mow the lawn. Perhaps your life is so full of “gotta’s” that you have pushed […]
Teamwork – Serving the Lord Together
Joy & Happiness Spiritual Intimacyby Harold and Bette Gillogly There is a very special oneness that grows inside a couple when they serve God together. That’s because God has called you to be a team. Not just any team – He wants you to be His team. He has a unique job for you to do as His team…a […]
Spiritual Gifts Times Two
Decision Making Joy & Happiness Spiritual Intimacyby Harold and Bette Gillogly Have you ever taken on a job at church because you knew somebody had to do it, but within a short time you were exhausted by it — it just wasn’t you — you burned out fast? Do you know why this happened? Why do some jobs match you and […]
What are Friends For?
Joy & Happiness Persevering Love Tough Timesby Harold and Bette Gillogly I guess this Seeds for Growth article grows out of our intensified sense of need we described in the HI-LYTER. Perhaps it’s true you never realize the true value of something until you do without it for awhile. Here in Nashville we have done without close friends for nearly a […]
To Be or To Do?
Joy & Happiness Spiritual Intimacy UncategorizedBy Harold and Bette Gillogly You would think that with a Seminary education, many years of ministry as well as many years “under the belt” (and over half a century of marriage now), one would have only marginal life-changing lessons yet to apply – WRONG! Bette and I have learned a great deal over the […]