Holiness

God’s Gift Includes The Power to Make it Work (illustration)

You know when you buy toys for your kids or grand-kids often times on the package in fine print are these words: “Batteries not included.” Do you know what that means? It means that you get the toy, but the power to make it work is not included. That is not the kind of …

Moody - Lighthouses don’t blow horns (illustration)

D. L. Moody once said “A holy life will make the deepest impression. Lighthouses blow no horns, they just shine.” (Source unknown) …

Purity is More Precious Than Life (illustration)

In the forests of northern Europe and Asia lives little animal called the ermine, known for his snow-white fur in winter. He instinctively protects his white coat against anything that would soil it. Fur ...

Making Jam and Sealing the Jars (illustration)

I grew up on a farm and my mother used to make jam, I would watch her pour wax over the top of the preserves until it was at the brim of the jar. She would then carefully wipe some wax around the rim itself, and place the rubber lined lid on tight. The wax and the vacuum ca …

Holiness Sounds Scary... but it Isn’t (illustration)

Holiness sounds scary. It doesn’t need to be, but to the average American it is. Our tendency is to say that holiness is something for the cloistered halls of a monastery. It needs organ music, long prayers, and religious-sounding chants. It hardly seems appropriate for tho …