“Think about what happens to many young people who are raised with all the benefits of prosperous parents who are cultural Christians themselves. As children, they are taken to church, where they hear the parts of the Christian message that their particular church embraces. Although it is rare in our times, maybe they even receive [Read More...]
In the midst of it all…
…for I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. ~Romans 8:38 & 39 Jesus, my [Read More...]
Relationships– A Mess Worth Making (and a book worth reading)
God designed us to live in community. Our pastor said this on Sunday. Once again…another arrow from God pointing me to acknowledge the importance of relationships. In their book, Relationships…A Mess Worth Making, Paul Tripp and Timothy Lane describe the two extremes we often live in when it comes to relationships. On one end–Isolation.“I want to [Read More...]
Let the measure of God’s grace to you in the cross of Christ, be the measure of your grace to your spouse. ~John Piper
Abba
A child is lowly, and “the Lord…regards the lowly, but the haughty He knows from afar” (Psalm 138:6). I want to be regarded by the Lord, so I cock my ear for His call and come running. His Word is my delight, so I press in to obey, like any child [Read More...]
All Nature Sings
…continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under Heaven. ~Colossians 1:23 This is my Father’s world, and to my listening ears All nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres. This is my [Read More...]
You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again that you did not know…
~William Wilberforce I forgot how much I like this movie.Tonight we watched it again with the kiddos–Pausing frequently to explain the specifics of British Parliament, the horrors of slavery, and the powerful impact of a man…who was willing to follow God through years and years of fighting to abolish the slave trade in Britain. If [Read More...]
