Temple of Deliverance Holiness Church

Why Homosexuality Is Not Like Other Sins

Homosexuality is not the only sin prohibited in the Bible, but it is different from all the rest, at least right now. And we have really good news for homosexuals.

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

What the early church thought about God's gender

In early Christian texts, God gives birth to Israel and is described as a woman in labor and a mother comforting her children.

8 Concerns That Church Members Seldom Tell Pastors

There are some concerns that are harder to bring up than others. Things like: We're concerned about your marriage.

Does the Church Have Any Business Teaching Holiness?

Let’s cut to the chase. Holiness directly impacts the way we live—and that&am...

How Will You Grow in Holiness this Lent?

Perhaps more than any other liturgical season, Lent offers a multitude of opportunities and resources to grow closer to Jesus -- our surest path to holiness.

What Is It And Who Cares?

Holiness. This can be a bit of a difficult concept to understand and wrap our brains around mainly because it seems so other worldly. The words we use to describe God are limited and weak compared to who he really is. We just don't have a vocabulary rich enough to do him justice. This is especially

How the Spirit Sets Us Up for Holiness

The same Spirit that descended on the disciples at Pentecost empowers our devotion to God.

No Holiness, No Heaven: How to Know If Faith Is Real or Dead

No one in heaven will be there on the basis of his own good works, and no one will be there who did not walk in good works on earth.

The strategy of the devil when we are progressing in holiness

The devil hates to see us progress along the path of virtue. When we grow in holiness, instead of shrinking away, the devil will double his efforts and try to use our virtue to turn us towards vice…

Holiness Means More Than Killing Sin

Some treat holiness only as a matter of “putting off” sin. But unless we also “put on” righteousness, we have settled for halfway holiness.

Holiness is possible and church provides tools to attain it, cardinal says

BALTIMORE — Holiness is possible, and the Catholic Church provides the tools for attaining it. That was the theme of an address delive...

Faith of Our Fathers: Why a Masculine Example of Holiness Is Vital for Children

The surprising holiness of Easter eggs

It’s hard to imagine Easter without its colorful eggs. We love to boil them, dye them, hide them, hunt them, roll them, stuff them with candy and coins, break them, and eat them. But how much, real…

How to Restore a Torah to Holiness

Recently in my congregation, while holding fast to the Torah, we didn’t hold fast enough – literally – and it accidently fell to the floor during a Shabbat service.

first step to holiness

So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, but I ...

The Married Couple Who Modeled Holiness

The saints, we hear their stories, we admire their virtue, and are left in awe of their heroism. We often put them on a pedestal of unattainable holiness and think of their lives as very

Grow in Holiness This Lent