Tag: godly lifestyle

  • Pleasing God or Trusting God?

    Pleasing God or Trusting God?

    Which is better? To work at pleasing God or to focusing on trusting God? Where should we focus more of our attention and effort? In their book, [amazon_link id=”B006G3NFR0″ target=”_blank” ]The Cure: What If God Isn’t Who You Think He Is And Neither Are You[/amazon_link], Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, and John S. Lynch explore this tension.…

  • Holiness: More than Keeping the Rules

    Holiness: More than Keeping the Rules

    Christianity often gets a bad reputation for being a religion full of rules and regulations. The character trait this incorrect view reflects most would be holiness. Surely, holiness is about doing the right things. Or is it? In the book of Leviticus, the word holy is repeated over 70 times. Leviticus details the sacrificial system, with…