In a world that increasingly does not fear God, the concept of holiness becomes less known and understood. Perhaps holiness has been misrepresented by Christians. How we live as Christians matters. Holiness is not to push away others or portray a sense of superiority but is to be a welcoming beacon to the mercy, grace, justice, and steadfast love of the Father. Holy living guides others to find the holiness of God. It is the way the Lord is building a nation that fears and glorifies His name and worships His righteous acts.
After we grasp the magnificence of what awaits those who have chosen the only route leading to God in all His glory and holiness, it is our responsibility to point the way for others, so they don’t remain lost. The Lord Jesus modeled this for His disciples, providing a map to guide others (Matthew 28:18-20). Imagine the impact your life could have for the sake of Christ! By meeting people where they are and inviting them to follow Jesus, they too can change their eternal destination to the holiness of God.
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Should we retreat when leaving town impacts other people? What does the Bible say about retreating when there are people who need us?
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With the grind of everyday life constantly staring at us, always asking for just a bit more, how can we even think of pausing and going on retreat? What does the Bible say about retreats? Let’s look to Jesus.
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How do you plan a personal retreat? Mary Younger shares ten ideas for how to prepare for and plan a day away for a personal, spiritual retreat.
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Where did we get the idea that some things – like books or movies or professions or fast food restaurants – are Christian and some are not? We even push that idea to believe that certain nations are Christian (or at least God-fearing) and others are not. Our classification of inanimate objects as good or evil, and even considering something secular because it doesn’t contain God’s name or have Scripture verses in it, is nothing new.
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Judy couldn’t imagine finding women’s clothes that didn’t belong to her under their bed one more time. Her husband sometimes dressed up as a woman and went out late at night. How could she forgive him?
Lindy found a text message on her husband’s phone from a woman she didn’t know. She misses him? Wanting to throw his phone at him, she asked, “What are you doing with this woman and why does she miss you?”
Susan woke in the middle of the night to see a light on in her husband’s office. She wandered by the doorway and saw he was viewing pornography on his computer. Heartbroken, she asked him, “Why are you doing this? Why can’t you stop?”
These are a glimpse into stories I’ve heard from women betrayed by their husbands. How can they forgive what seems unforgivable?
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Before I became a Christian, I was raised in a home full of prejudices of every kind against those who were of a different nationality, race, social status, and even church denominations!
Anyone who was different in any way from my family was to be judged as somehow unacceptable. As an adult, I continued to see this same warped way of viewing those who might be different in any way. Neighbors who looked down on other neighbors, family members refusing to accept other family members, nations hating other nations, etc.
When I became a Christian and invited Jesus Christ to come and dwell within me through the Holy Spirit, something truly unique and miraculous happened.
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Kindness is powerful. The past decade has been a challenging one for me. However, I have experienced the goodness of God through the kindness of his people.
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Ninety-five days till Christmas, the newscaster said. Inwardly I groaned. Unlike Hobby Lobby, which starts Christmas after the Fourth of July, it's hard for me to get motivated when Halloween (sorry, the Autumn Festival) has yet to arrive. Working in a large church has rearranged my priorities for holidays. Start early, or suffer the consequences.
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Why do couples leave the ministry? Of the many rumors that swirl around a pastor’s resignation, we don’t often consider the hardship that ministry places on the pastor’s wife and on their marriage. Women married to pastors are often living in a fishbowl—facing unique challenges.
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