Articles Tagged 'Holiness' (Page 2)

What the Dying Reveal to Us about the Trinity

How can we see movement in stillness?

Scott Owings shares how his work in hospice chaplaincy has helped him appreciate the things that the dying can teach us, especially about the difficult concept of the Trinity.

Consider Your Words

How many words are too many words?

Tom Norvell makes a short and simple point about not using too many words.

Inviting Darkness Home

Who would want to invite this mess home?

If we don't wall pornography off at the source in our lives, then we end up just inviting it home.

Choices: Truth or Lies?

Do we really have all these choices or is there only one choice?

Righteousness is not a choice but it is defined by God and his will, not by popular culture, media, and we cannot compromise and or flirt with evil.

Learning to Tremble

Have you learned the ultimate act of reverence

Kimberly takes an honest self-appraisal and listens to God to learn that she needs to tremble in awe of God and his grace and at her own sin.

More Than a Façade

Will your character collapse under pressure?

Are we anything more than a facade, or does our character run deep and can it be seen in the world of quiet and inner places in our lives.

The Fear of the Lord

Why should I excited about fearing the Lord?

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and worship, but it is not a terror of the Lord, but an enraptured love-filled walk with a holy God.

Dead Tires and Road Trash

What will you find at the side of the road this time of year?

Road trash and tire debris challenges Phil to remember exactly who it was that Jesus reached and ask why we don't reach them today?

For Freedom!

Are you taking care of your freedom?

Freedom in Christ came at a high price and must be protected from legalism and license and can best be understood by flying a kite.

The Inner Self

What are you doing for the inside?

We are so caught up in looking good and yet do so little to focus on what really makes us beautiful and fit!

All Space is Sacred Space

Can we segment our lives into secular and sacred?

All space must be reclaimed as sacred space.

A New Heart

Do you want a new heart?

A heart transplant reminds us that we need God's heart transplant spiritually.

Flee!

Some things you just need to run from!

God's word is clear: stay away from sexual immorality.

Wanting God Most of All

Who do you yearn for?

Do we want God above all other things and all other people?

Pickles and Mustard?

What kind of spiritual food are you eating?

While pigging out on junk food may be bad, spiritual fast food and junk is worse!

In An Anonymous Hotel Room

Do you have the strength to stand?

The power of an anonymous motel room doesn't have to claim our purity or cause us to cave into sin.

Here is God!

Where can you find God on your map?

God takes away the fear of strange places.

What Is That Supposed to Be?

What in the world is that, anyway?

Sometimes we're like modern art: the artist has in mind what he wants, but no one else can tell what or who we are supposed to be.

Breaking Away From Our Leash

Can you break away from the things that are holding you back?

We need to realize that sin and bad habits are the leash holding us back from being all God wants us to be.