Some fruit trees require a winter for them to be able to produce fruit during the warmer months. We, as Christians, also undergo a winter – a winter away from God’s Holy Days – which should help us to produce spiritual fruit during the warner months. What can we do this winter to prepare for next year?

Randy Stiver

United Church of God Pastor

Randy Stiver is pastor of the United Church of God congregations in Sioux Falls, Watertown and Rapid City, South Dakota.