christian living on Actions

Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our own deeds.

If we focus on our actions without addressing our hearts, we may end up merely as better behaved lovers of self.

The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.

Father God, we confess that the actions of our hands do not often match the words of our mouths. We say one thing and do another. We give you praise and curse a friend, we sing songs of thanksgiving a...

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.

A 2014 study by Wendy Wood found that approximately 40% of people’s daily activities are performed out of habit. According to Wood, “an important characteristic of a habit is that it’s automatic…We fi...

The gospel is not just the illustration (even the best illustration) of an idea. It is the story of actions by which the human situation is irreversibly changed.

I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.

Let’s talk about how our beliefs shape our actions, especially when fear is involved. You've probably heard the phrase, "ideas have consequences," right? It's easy to see this in act...

When I was growing up, my dad was a farmer, not a Christian. He had little interest in faith, having been told by his father that the Bible was a fairy tale. But then a local pastor took an interest i...

Help me, I pray, to be someone who tells the truth, even when that truth has to do with my mistakes, my sins. Help me see myself and my actions clearly. Give me the courage to admit when I’ve done wro...

How can we praise you In life’s ordinary moments, bus, car or train, pedestrian moments, at home and employment, with all those distractions. How can we praise you? How can we praise you when ...

Almighty God, the Psalmist most accurately describes the state of our distance from you, “[We] have all turned aside; together we have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.” While...

Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace.

You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say.

Never mistake motion for action.

Genius is in the idea. Impact, however, comes from action.

Well done is better than well said.

Fine feelings, new insights, greater interest in 'religion' mean nothing unless they make our actual behavior better.... When we Christians behave badly, or fail to behave well, we are making ...

Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.

Loving God**, we reflect on the times when we took too long to obey you. Give us courage next time.(silent reflection)** Merciful God**, we reflect on the instances where we failed to see your leadin...

Being in God’s story does not mean passively letting things happen to us. It doesn’t mean dumb submission or blind obedience.

A theology of response does not need to be Pelagian; it need only be a theology in which the reality of the human is taken seriously.

How you treat a person in the brief moment when you pass together through a revolving door tells the world what you believe about them.

Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909), an American Unitarian minister and writer, who lived and worked in Boston, Massachusetts, and inspired many by his story Ten Times One Is Ten : I’m only one, but I ...

Jesus Christ is what God does, and the cross where God did it.

It's ironic that most evangelical churches are filled with people who live very much like the world but look different from it. It should be exactly the opposite. We should look similar to those i...

The best way out is always through.

What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.