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7 encouragements from John Piper for mothers who feel like they’re just a...
Not a complete transcript, but if you can’t listen, here are his seven encouragements: What I want from my people is that they don’t come to church to give me or to give God anything. I want them to...
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Folding Laundry. Fighting for Joy.
Ok. I’m now in Level 2 of “How to Unload the Dishwasher by Faith,” where the glasses that are a bit too heavy for small hands come at me twice as quickly and creative little tots try to climb on the...
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If I set the sun beside the moon…
“If I set the sun beside the moon, And if I set the land beside the sea, And if I set the town beside the country, And if I set the man beside the woman, I suppose some fool would talk about one being...
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Christianity and Simple Living, a follow up thought
I came across this quote in C.S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters that really hit the point I’ve been troubled by with the “Simple Living” lifestyle that seems to be flourishing so well in many Christian women...
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Application
When we want to know God, the whole Bible suddenly becomes relevant. (Related post: When the Word Feels Dry and Distant) If you found this post helpful subscribe by email or Facebook to get my next...
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Nine Observations to Rescue You from Foolish Parenting, by John Piper
Should Christian parents require their children to obey? What about grace? What if more than thoughtless obedience we want them to listen to our counsel when they’re teens? John Piper offers 9...
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Birthday Cakes
I’ve been meaning to write something for awhile on birthday cakes. I don’t have any birthday cakes pressing on me at the moment, the next one won’t be until February, but it seemed as good of a time as...
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Thanksgiving!
I’m writing this the day before Thanksgiving when I should be making my pie crust. Today is the day of putting all sorts of elegant cloths and goblets on card tables as we run out of enough legitimate...
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The Great Christmas Letdown, and How to Avoid It
But we are Christians, and we are not to have the “spirit of Christmas.” Rather, we have the Spirit of God. When we assume that the spirit of Christmas has a power it in fact does not have, we are...
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Because our world is changing.
Psalm 37:1-3 37:1 Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! These are two common and very different responses we can have when we hear about wicked people gaining power: we...
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Does the Proverbs 31 Woman discourage you? Here’s why she shouldn’t.
The message of the Proverbs 31 Woman continues to encourage me. That’s right. I no longer find her to be an intimidating woman pointing out everywhere I fall short. The righteousness and freedom we...
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Are you REALLY helping the poor? Here’s how you can know for sure. {And a...
Christianity Today recently ran an article called Cost Effective Compassion on the 10 most popular ways to help the poor and what the research shows the long term effects on each of those methods to...
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7 Verses to Pray While You’re Reading Your Bible
1. Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. Psalm 119:18 2. Keep me from deceitful ways be gracious to me and teach me your law. Psalm 119:29 3. Turn my heart towards your statutes and...
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Teaching our Children to See and Love all God’s People: One family’s story.
“Where you and your children lay your head at night doesn’t keep you from serving God for the sake of the nations.” - Lindsey Carlson In her recent post at Desiring God, Stay-at-Home Moms with...
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Praying Psalm 142 for the 33 sentenced to die.
Tonight I’ve been thinking about the Christians sentenced to die in North Korea. With my voice I cry out to the LORD; with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD. I pour out my complaint before him, I...
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Giving Thanks in Morning Sickness
That’s right! Baby #3 is due in August! We’re all pretty happy around here. Miriam is sure it’s a boy and Annette is convinced we’re having another girl. It’s been no surprise that I’m sick again this...
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Satisfied
Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. So I will bless you as long as I live; In your name I will lift up my hands. My soul will be satisfied… - Psalm 63:3-4 I was...
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Talk about them.
And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and...
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Garden Variety Marriage Troubles and When Marriage is a Train Wreck
Here are a couple of interviews where pastor’s wife, Nancy Wilson, talks about difficulties in marriage. She’s counseled many women over the years in many different situations and in these interviews...
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Flossing on Good Friday
During our Good Friday service I had just returned to the sanctuary after quieting one little girl and we were standing to sing when I noticed that my other little girl had taken a single piece of my...
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