{"id":24,"date":"2026-08-12T06:20:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T06:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/WestBowPress\/844974\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-08-12T06:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T06:34:00","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/WestBowPress\/844974\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns homepage is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">How to be a Habitat for Holiness<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:34px\">A Practical Guide for Living with the Holy Spirit 24\/7 Without Being Rude<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a8fe57168d10&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8fe57168d10\" class=\"alignright size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/WestBowPress\/844974\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3d-book.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3064\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9167907827382555;width:481px;height:auto\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are a Habitat for Holiness \u2014 a place inhabited by the Holy Spirit 24\/7. If we treated a roommate or spouse the way we treat the Holy Spirit, would that person stay with us? Do we show the Holy Spirit the same affection, attention, and respect we would want from someone living with us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This book is about exploring and building our relationship with the Holy Spirit \u2014 why it\u2019s so important, why he stays when we ignore him, and what it costs him to live in us. We\u2019ll take a practical look at how we can practice a deep and meaningful relationship with him, and why we have a mandate to do so. God demonstrated his desire for a close relationship with his people in every book of the Bible, and Jesus\u2019 sacrifice enabled us to have an unbroken connection with God more intimate than even Moses or David could experience. 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