“Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.” 2 Corinthians 7:1 From the great words of Oswald Chambers: “put God first literally.” Purify yourself. Your body and your mind. Get holy.
“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and sustain with me a willing spirit.” Psalm 51:12 I am not sure how you react when there is a new challenge in front of you, but I LOVE the beginning of things. For me it’s an exciting and thrilling moment. For Read more…
My friend Juanita mentioned an idea in a small group the other day about kids nowadays having a ‘nature deficit’. This idea really started to get my mind going. And it made me wonder what this has to do if anything with our holiness adventure in regards to our personal Read more…
So, my son Benjamin has a pretty nasty cough. Every time he hacks, it sounds like his little two-year old body is being rattled and scraped from the inside out. It is pretty awful. When I think about how painful this infection is that his body is fighting off – Read more…
“Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.” Psalm 102:18 Beth Moore inspired the following thoughts, from her study “Believing God”, and I highly recommend it to both men and women. She says, “We all are responsible to the next Read more…
And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. Genesis 2:3 TODAY, Thursday, February 4th feels like a holy day to me. Thursdays is when I take my Sabbath. When I think of a Read more…
Okay. I’m taking the challenge from my brother (I’ve always been a little competitive), and am starting to contribute to this dormant blog once again. Nearly two years of silence is long enough! The goal – for the Shiels kids (and some guest bloggers) to get back in gear and Read more…
Colossians 3:12-14 (NLT) Since God chose you to be the holy people whom he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. You must make allowance for each other’s faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must Read more…
My dad considered himself a holiness preacher and by default I heard a lot about this ‘holiness’ experience by the time I was in high school. I remember going to prayer meetings with my dad and old Methodist minister named Forest Sloan, and vividly remember that every time this man Read more…