Because We Love Him Embracing a Life of Holiness

What does it mean to be holy? A holy life is the only true way to show our love for God, according to Clyde Cranford, who spent his life perfecting this way of being. Now in heaven himself, Cranford passes on his discoveries about pursuing holiness, revealing two practical steps for the reader to follow in his deep yet simple book: First, strive to know God, then, to please Him. This accessible and life-changing guide offers unique "how-to" sections on daily quiet times, why and how to memorize Scripture, witnessing, worship, forgetting self, dealing with temptation, and knowing God's will. Readers will find inspiration and empowerment to live their love for God out loud.

Clyde Cranford earned his master of divinity degree from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in 1985. After serving as minister of music in several churches, then spending three years in an itinerant ministry of singing in revivals, Cranford began a ministry of one-on-one discipleship, Life to Life Ministries. He continued this ministry for the last seven years of his life in spite of serious physical ailments. Cranford lived in West Memphis, Arkansas.