The character of Jesus is marked by humility. That character was marked by an activity of serving. Serving His Father and serving others. Indeed He served others for the sake of His Father and how He served others reflected His desire to be pleasing to His Father. It was a remarkable quality for the one […]
Read More Holy Habits: ServeExploring this particular habit is very close to my heart for a lot of reasons. The first thing to address, though, is about the holy habits themselves. There are some things we develop and cultivate rather simply and easily. There are parallels between a number of natural habits and holy habits. For example it doesn’t […]
Read More Holy Habits: WordA group of us met recently to look at the issue of prayer. A simple question was asked as to what was the stereotypical perspective on prayer. In the group was a range of ages from the very young to the not so very young and the responses that came back were to be expected. […]
Read More Holy Habits: PrayerIf Jesus gets in on the act of praise as a common activity, it makes sense that praise is a holy habit. When I think of what it is to praise and the heart from which it comes, there are a lot of good reasons why praise is an essential holy habit. I asked my […]
Read More Holy Habits: PraiseI love The Bible Project and their efforts to explain biblical themes in the manner they do. This video about holiness had me intrigued the first time I watched it. What any good teaching does for me is it leads me back to God in His Word. This video said something profound about Jesus and […]
Read More Holy Habits: A Picture of what it is to be HolyLately I have been considering the issue of holy habits and shared a little about it by way of a prelude. It is my intention to get into the habits in more detail as the blog entries come and go. At the moment though, I want to delve a little bit further into the issue […]
Read More Holy Habits: Why Be Holy? Like Father …My oldest daughter could declare firmly that she knew that this was something her Dad always did. I know, because she used that classic phrase, ‘if there’s one thing I know about …’ That’s always a good indication. She then proceeded to accurately nail down what her Dad was like, because it was indeed something […]
Read More Holy HabitsHe is the leader, but he does not make a big deal of it and flash it around like folks are supposed to bow down when he is around. On the contrary he is eager to acknowledge the good that others do. Recognising it and encouraging it, he goes around and highlights it for the […]
Read More People Building PeopleThis evening, someone will be gasping for a drink. When they finally have that drink, for a few short moments they will, be refreshed. For a few short moments. There will be a time of happiness at being satisfied. For a few short moments. There will be a time when they will even forget they […]
Read More ThirstyI love small gatherings of believers. Sure large gatherings have their place and I am sure people enjoy that. I love small gatherings. Among the many things I love is how those gatherings can be prime ground for relationships to blossom simply by giving space for people to pour into each other. We respect each […]
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