Keri Wyatt Kent > Quotes

“Galatians 5:22-23 describes the fruit of the Spirit, which is "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control." Notice the verse does not say the "fruits" of the Spirit, but fruit. The fruit, or result, of the Spirit working in our lives is that we become not just some but all of these things: more loving, more patient, more faithful, and so forth. This verse is not a to-do list for us to work through, but a description of the transformation that occurs when God's Spirit begins to work in us.”
― Keri Wyatt Kent, Deeper into the Word: Reflections on 100 Words From the New Testament

“The fields...are white already to harvest" (John 4:35 KJV), or as other versions put it, "ripe for harvest."...One part of the harvest metaphor we may have missed was the importance of timing-there is a season for both sowing and reaping, and sometimes there is a season of simply waiting and watering.”
― Keri Wyatt Kent, Deeper into the Word: Reflections on 100 Words From the New Testament

“Church, in the New Testament sense of the word, is not a meeting we attend, but a group of which we are a part, and a group we serve within.”
― Keri Wyatt Kent, Deeper into the Word: Reflections on 100 Words From the New Testament

“Good listeners have clear boundaries. They are not emotional repositories for everyone else's problems.”
― Keri Wyatt Kent, Listen: Finding God in the Story of Your Life

“Loving listeners listen from a place of strength. They don't take on responsibility for things that are not their fault. They don't allow people to manipulate or blame or shirk responsibility.”
― Keri Wyatt Kent, Listen: Finding God in the Story of Your Life