Father – Page 5 – Christ our Holy Way

Jesus as Friend

Abraham was known as a “friend of God”; he walked

January 11, 2024|Categories: Christ, Devotionals, Father|Tags: Abraham, Friend of God, Friend of sinners, Jesus as Friend|

Jesus the Teacher

Jesus taught that obeying the commandments is a matter of

January 1, 2024|Categories: Christ, Devotionals, Fasting, Father, Idolatry, Obedience, Prayer, Teaching|Tags: Fasting, Jesus the Teacher, Materialism, Sermon on the Mount|

Incomplete Stories

I don’t like books or movies that leave me hanging

December 29, 2023|Categories: Christ, Devotionals, Discipline, Father, Spirit|Tags: Happy endings, Incomplete Stories, Jobs, Procrastination|

Two Cups

(Connecting Advent and Holiness) At His first advent He came

December 13, 2023|Categories: Advent, Christ, Christ Coming, Church, Communion, Devotionals, Father, Kingdom of God, Worship|Tags: Evangelicalism, Formality, Rituals, Stuart McWhirter, Tradition, Two Cups|

Set Apart for Mission

(Connecting Advent and Holiness) Jesus came at His first advent

December 6, 2023|Categories: Advent, Christ, Creation, Devotionals, Father, Kingdom of God, Mission, Prayer, Sanctification, Truth|Tags: Piety, Set Apart for Mission|

Being Jesus’ Apprentice

Being a disciple is really about being an apprentice of

November 30, 2023|Categories: Christ, Christlikeness, Discipleship, Father, Love|Tags: Being Jesus’ Apprentice, Dallas Willard, Imitators, Unconditional Love|

Make a Difference

Live to make a difference. Little or big, it does

November 29, 2023|Categories: Devotionals, Father, Kindness, Ministry, Perseverance, Service, Works|Tags: Make a difference, Rewards|

Exile and Redemption

Deuteronomy 28 promised exile for idolatry. You would think that

November 19, 2023|Categories: Christ, Devotionals, Discipline, Father, Holiness, Repentance|Tags: Banishment, Exile and Redemption, Punitive, Redeem, Restore|

The Non-Prideful God

Would you serve God if no one ever noticed, recognized

November 13, 2023|Categories: Christ, Devotionals, Father, Humility|Tags: Messiah Complex, Nazareth, The Non-Prideful God|

Redeeming Your Story

Redemption involves the redemption of our stories. When we try

November 11, 2023|Categories: Christ, Devotionals, Father, Grace, Love, Mercy|Tags: God’s Story, Redeeming Your Story, Self-destructive|

I Need You

Father, may Your light guide me. May Your holiness shape

November 3, 2023|Categories: Compassion, Devotionals, Father, God's Word, Grace, Holiness, Hope, Joy, Light, Love, Resurrection, Wisdom|Tags: I Need You, Vision|

Mystery as Greater Reality

Mystery is not to enter an unreal world; God’s mystery

November 2, 2023|Categories: Atonement, Devotionals, Father, Incarnation, Intercession, Trinity, Worship|Tags: Mystery as Greater Reality, Sacraments, Theologies, Unapproachable Light|

Celebrating The Saints

In the NT all Christians are saints (“holy ones”). We

October 31, 2023|Categories: All Saints' Day, Christian, Devotionals, Father, Saints|Tags: All Saints Day, Celebrating The Saints, Holy Ones|

Heart of the Heart

There is in each human being something that has the

October 25, 2023|Categories: Devotionals, Divine Likeness, Father, Heart, Judgment, Righteousness, Spirit|Tags: Heart of the Heart, Incorruptible center, Inmost being, Morally responsible|

Simplicity and Complexity

There is a tension between the simple and the complex.

October 23, 2023|Categories: Christ, Devotionals, Father, Surrender, Trust|Tags: Child-like trust, Simplicity and Complexity|