Tag: Holiness

• Poetry: The Thorn in My Side

  The Thorn in My Side   A gentle prick in my holy veneer Piercing where no eye can see Ignoring the pain with a candy smile The thorn in my side is me   Pain and grief and shame pour in Self-mutilation with the sharp point of sin Sinful desires rise once again Leading to…

  cdyeagerwrites

  December 17, 2012

  American Society and Culture, Poetry, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Transformation

  brokenness, Christianity, Devotions, forgiveness, Grace, Holiness, humility, mercy, Relying on God, Sin, Thorn

• Acting Out Our Faith: Influence That Matters

  As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. – Acts 5:15 (NIV) I don’t know about you, but the only thing of any use my shadow has ever done is…

  cdyeagerwrites

  June 12, 2012

  Devotions, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Transformation, The Sleeping Habits of Daughters and Other Fatherly Observations

  Christianity, Devotions, Excellence, Holiness, Jesus, Relying on God, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth

• Life in Community: The Place of Holiness

  Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.  But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all…

  cdyeagerwrites

  April 8, 2012

  Devotions, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Transformation

  Christianity, Community, Devotions, fellowship, Holiness, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth

• Paint on Us

  So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.  Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!  All this is from God, who reconciled us to…

  cdyeagerwrites

  February 28, 2012

  Devotions, Poetry, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Transformation

  brokenness, Christianity, Emptiness, Holiness, Relying on God, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth

• Cure

  Your Word is the medicine for my malady It is the cure for the pestilence of my past. Your truth lights the darkness of my heart Filling me with a love that will last.   You are the cure The healer of my soul You make me pure Refined like gold Remove my impurity Restore…

  cdyeagerwrites

  February 5, 2012

  Devotions, Poetry, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Transformation

  Christianity, Excellence, Holiness, Poetry, Purity, Righteousness

• Gardening Tips: Fallow Ground

  For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield; but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave the wild animals may eat. You shall do the same with your vineyard, and with your olive…

  cdyeagerwrites

  October 9, 2011

  American Society and Culture, Devotions, Spiritual Transformation

  blessing, Community, Devotions, gardening, Holiness, Relying on God, Rest, Restoration, Sabbath, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth

• Read the Directions: This is Not a Step

  My steps have held to your paths; my feet have not stumbled. – Psalm 17:5 Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. – Proverbs 4:26 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to…

  cdyeagerwrites

  July 15, 2011

  American Society and Culture, Spiritual Transformation

  Boundaries, Christianity, Devotions, Excellence, Holiness, Relying on God, Signs, Spiritual discipline

• Read the Directions: Please Wash Your Hands

  Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God his Savior. – Psalms…

  cdyeagerwrites

  July 5, 2011

  Spiritual Transformation

  brokenness, Christianity, Community, forgiveness, Holiness, Relying on God, Restoration, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth

• The Shepherd and the Sheep: Minding Our Manners

  “As for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will judge between one sheep and another, and between rams and goats. Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of your pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you…

  cdyeagerwrites

  May 26, 2011

  Spiritual Transformation

  Christianity, Community, Excellence, fellowship, Holiness, mercy, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth

• The Discipline of Presence: Forgiveness

  Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV) “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation,…

  cdyeagerwrites

  March 10, 2011

  American Society and Culture, Spiritual Transformation

  Christianity, Faith, forgiveness, gardening, Holiness, humility, Love, mercy, presence, Relying on God, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth