Stan Gale
Stanley D. Gale (MDiv Westminster, DMin Covenant) has pastored churches in Maryland and Pennsylvania for over 30 years. He is the author of several books, including A Vine-Ripened Life: Spiritual Fruitfulness through Abiding in Christ and The Christian’s Creed: Embracing the Apostolic Faith. He has been married to his wife, Linda, since 1975. They have four children and nine grandchildren. He lives in West Chester, Pa.
Books by Stan Gale
Fruit versus Deeds
Why "fruit" of the Spirit but "works" of the flesh?
Caretakers of the Vine
How does God accomplish taking away and pruning?
Pruning for Fruitfulness
We rest in Christ through relying on the Spirit.
Tending the Vine
Our Lord explains that the Father tends the vine in two ways (John 15:2). He “takes away” and He “prunes.”
Abiding in Christ
The essential skill of discipleship is learning to abide in Christ.
A Garden of Grace
Those who have union with Christ will exhibit the fullness of His character.
A Fruitful Life
Jesus emphasizes three characteristics of the fruit associated with life in Him.
Ripening on the Vine
We can only ripen on the Vine. We cannot grow and bear fruit apart from all it means to abide in Jesus Christ.
Jesus in the Gospel of John - the True Vine
This 7-part series explores John’s Gospel descriptors of Jesus as the Word, the Lamb of God, the Bread of life, the Light of the world, the good Shepherd, the Resurrection and the Life, and the true Vine.
This 7-part series explores John’s Gospel descriptors of Jesus as the Word, the Lamb of God, the Bread of life, the Light of the world, the good Shepherd, the Resurrection and the Life, and the true Vine.
Jesus in the Gospel of John - the Good Shepherd
This 7-part series explores John’s Gospel descriptors of Jesus as the Word, the Lamb of God, the Bread of life, the Light of the world, the good Shepherd, the Resurrection and the Life, and the true Vine.
Jesus in the Gospel of John - the Light of the World
This 7-part series explores John’s Gospel descriptors of Jesus as the Word, the Lamb of God, the Bread of life, the Light of the world, the good Shepherd, the Resurrection and the Life, and the true Vine.