Character/Holiness Archives - Page 33 of 35

Who Is Doing The Following?

by Leah | Jan 21, 2010 | Character/Holiness, Pride, Setting Boundaries and Priorities, Wisdom | 12 comments

Last night I spent the evening with the youth of our church. Typically on Wednesday evening I am in Bible study with the adults, but one of my friends was speaking and I decided to head into the youth room. So, glad I did. What a challenge my friend, Doug, gave...

Do You Hate Correction?

by Leah | Jan 10, 2010 | Character/Holiness, Pride, Wisdom | 10 comments

My precious husband, Greg, is one of those irritating people who does everything well. Athletics, shooting, electrical work, plumbing, putting things together using complicated instructions (he actually uses the instructions!!) and dentistry; he can do it all and do...

The Names of God – Jehovah-mekoddishkem

by Leah | Oct 31, 2009 | Character/Holiness, Names of God | 6 comments

In the Hebrew, the words sanctify, set apart, and holy are derived from the word qadash. We find this name for our heavenly Father, Jehovah-mekoddishkem, used in Exodus 31 where God is instructing the children of Israel about the Sabbath day and the significance of...

Quote – Our Holiness

by Leah | Oct 5, 2009 | Character/Holiness, Quotes | 9 comments

Here is a quote from Jerry Bridges about why we, as Christians, struggle with pursuing holiness. I hope it speaks to you (er…um…stomps all over your toes….) like it did to me.”Our first problem (with holiness) is that our attitude toward sin is...

Microscope or Telescope???

by Leah | Sep 13, 2009 | Character/Holiness, Pride | 8 comments

Do you recall the first time you looked through a microscope? You may have been looking at a piece of a plant or a microorganism, but the purpose of using the microscope was to make something that was tiny appear large. Looking through a microscope at something...

Who Are You When No One Is Looking?

by Leah | Aug 30, 2009 | Character/Holiness | 10 comments

Someone once said that “character is who you are when no one is looking”. How true that is! How quickly we forget that God is always looking. The way that we choose to spend our days, our moments, impacts our character in huge ways. In 1882 Oscar Wilde came to...