Posts Tagged ‘behavior’
Personal Holiness
What does holiness look like in someone? I used to imagine that it was someone who wore white. I also thought it might me be someone in a high-up leadership position in the church. Over the years I’ve learned that the people I thought were holy were 100% human. I’ve also thought that holiness is…
Read MoreAroma
I’m really struggling to grasp the practices of burnt offerings as I started reading in Leviticus this morning. I am disgusted with the thoughts of having to take a young bull, goat or bird and kill it to cover my sin before God. I’m heard these instructions before, so it’s not new material to me.…
Read MoreInfluence
I first noticed this word many years ago when I was a teenager. My parents told me that I would be known by the people I hang out with. There were some “characters” in my circle of friends. For the most part, my friends were good kids. There were some who were more popular than…
Read MoreObey
I often look back on parts of my life with regret. I remember in 7thand 8thgrade being a disobedient and obnoxious kid. I constantly tried to impress my friends with my brazen disobedience to Mr. Chelf and Mr. Dunbar. These were both very capable teachers, and I treated them with disrespect. I had the opportunity…
Read MoreHeart Condition Update
When a doctor tells a patient that they have a heart condition, it’s almost like hearing the word “cancer”. There are many different levels of heart condition as there are many different forms and stages of cancer. (I would like to be president of the “HATE CANCER CLUB”.) I was speaking to my doctor about dieting…
Read MoreFasting
I am not in the habit of fasting. I see it as a discipline that when I take a break from something (like food, or social media), I should replace that time with prayer and time spent with the Lord. I definitely don’t think this should be announced or a big deal made of it.…
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