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Life Lessons, Pt. 9: Learning to Wait
I am so excited! Last night I harvested my first zucchini. It wasn't hard work; I just gave a slight tug, and it broke off of the plant....
Renée Coventry
Jul 1, 20212 min read


Life Lessons, Pt. 8: Speak Life!
How many of us have heard about the effects of speaking life over our plants? Some gardeners swear by it. Many have studied this, and it...
Renée Coventry
Jun 30, 20212 min read


Life Lessons from the Garden, Pt. 7: "Don't Pick the Flowers"
As a young girl, I don't know how many times my mom scolded us for picking the "pretty flowers" from her squash and zucchini plants. I...
Renée Coventry
Jun 29, 20213 min read


Life Lessons from the Garden, Pt. 6: Strong Root Systems
My friend, Mary Beth, has a sapling peach tree she and her husband planted in their yard. Upon purchase, they were advised that when it...
Renée Coventry
Jun 28, 20213 min read


Life Lessons, Pt. 5: Pruning
Yesterday, we discussed tomato suckers that we need to prune from our lives effectively. The Lord is Master Pruner, diligently...
Renée Coventry
Jun 25, 20212 min read


Life Lessons, Pt. 4: So Long, Suckers!
My friend, Mary Beth, came over to help me plant my first garden. As we were planting the tomatoes, she explained to me that tomato...
Renée Coventry
Jun 24, 20212 min read


Life Lessons from the Garden, Pt. 3: What am I Diffusing?
Yesterday I discussed how the manure of our lives creates the perfect soil for our lives to thrive. Holiness is not native to the flesh....
Renée Coventry
Jun 23, 20212 min read


Life Lessons from the Garden: Manure Stinks!
The night before Joshua's graduation party, Walter, my dad, and the boys were busily setting up my two raised garden beds. (Two is plenty...
Renée Coventry
Jun 22, 20212 min read


Life Lessons from the Garden, Pt. 1
This is the first year I have ever attempted to grow a garden. My mom gardened when I was younger, and my sister, Shawnda, has gardened,...
Renée Coventry
Jun 21, 20212 min read


My Final Thoughts on Holiness, Pt. 30
Throughout Scripture, we are admonished to be holy. The moment we receive Christ, righteousness is imputed to us. He became sin so that...
Renée Coventry
Jun 11, 20213 min read


The Consequences of Willful Sin, Pt. 29
Yesterday I discussed how we are no longer slaves of sin but are free to righteousness. We can "Just Say 'No'!" Whether we do or not is...
Renée Coventry
Jun 10, 20214 min read


Holiness & Sin Are NOT Compatible, Pt. 28
Yesterday I discussed the difference between holiness and morality, that the primary concern of holiness is the transformation of fleshly...
Renée Coventry
Jun 9, 20214 min read


Holiness Vs. Morality, Pt. 27
As I was speaking with someone on the topic of holiness, they mentioned that they knew a lot of people who worshipped differently [the...
Renée Coventry
Jun 8, 20213 min read


Holiness & Faith, Pt. 26
For some of you that watched the video I did with my father, Gary Hines, last Thursday, some of this may be a review; however, I feel it...
Renée Coventry
Jun 7, 20213 min read


Rest Interrupted, Pt. 25
In Mark, chapter 6, Jesus had sent out His disciples in pairs to minister to surrounding communities. When they return to report all that...
Renée Coventry
Jun 4, 20213 min read


A Holy Rest, Pt. 24
The Ten Commandments, including the command to remember the Sabbath, are provided for us in Exodus 20. Exodus 35 reiterates this...
Renée Coventry
Jun 3, 20214 min read


Offering Unholy Fire, Pt. 23
The past two days, I discussed the importance of walking in fear of God and its relationship to holiness. However, what are the...
Renée Coventry
Jun 2, 20214 min read


More on Holiness & the Fear of God, Pt. 22
Yesterday I explained how holiness and the fear of the Lord act as sentinels to our intimacy with God. But what exactly is the fear of...
Renée Coventry
Jun 1, 20214 min read


Sentinels of Intimacy: Holiness & the Fear of God, Pt. 21
Last week I addressed how love characterizes holiness. The fear of God also characterizes it. This is one of the most misunderstood...
Renée Coventry
May 31, 20213 min read


Holiness & Love, Pt. 20
Yesterday I said that love characterizes holiness, not a love that facilitates sin but addresses and redeems it. Only God can do that,...
Renée Coventry
May 28, 20214 min read
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