Gaining a heart of wisdom
John Piper shares a story of his experience at a sky-scraper construction site in Minneapolis. The foundation was in place and he gazed, astonished, into the depths of the hole -- four, five, six stories down into the soil of middle America, ensuring a sturdy foundation. His application from this experience was that a deep foundation is needed to support a lofty… Continue reading Receive. Respond. Repeat.
Linking up today with friends from #livefreeThursday where we are all pondering the topic: "no strings attached." Well, fine, say I, the Bible-teaching evangelical. My confessional theology is all about the sovereignty of God. I love and serve Him, and He gets to call the shots. But when He really DOES call the shots, and… Continue reading Unexpected Life
When I taught my way through the book of Nehemiah with my Sunday School class this year, I was reminded of the context for one of the Bible's most "quotable" verses on joy -- it's not what I expected! Thanks be to God that He is our infallible source of joy during Advent and throughout… Continue reading Just One Thing: Joy
Michelle Lesley is my guest today in this, my first-ever blog swap. Our intent is to give our readers the benefit of a different writing voice and greater diversity of content. I have been following Michelle's blog for some time, and have been challenged by her clarity and confidence as she encourages her readers to pursue righteousness and the wisdom that… Continue reading Blog Swap!
One of the rites of passage in our family of four boys has been the one-on-one camp out with Dad. Around the age of ten or eleven, before they were interested in girls, before their bodies started to take on a mind of their own, my good husband took them away for a weekend of canoeing and hotdogs;… Continue reading Getting Explicit
The Great Compromise of 1990 is not in the history books -- but it should be. It all started when I sewed a beautiful quilted Christmas tree skirt the year before I got married. Naturally, I expected to enjoy it under my tree for the rest of my days. However, at some point after our… Continue reading Yes, We Do
A Boy of The Book (A short story based on Nehemiah 8) Joel leaned his head against his mother's rough tunic, but then roused himself and immediately straightened, forcing his eyes, once again, toward the direction of Ezra's voice. He was thankful that he and his mother had found a place near the platform, because… Continue reading Just One Thing: The Book
With Buried Secrets, Irene Hannon begins another series filled with heart-stopping suspense and heart-warming romantic drama. Lisa Grant, police chief in small-town Carson, has barely transitioned from her high-stress job as a Chicago police detective when a construction crew in the village uncovers a skeleton in a shallow grave. The county sends Detective Mac McGregor to assist with… Continue reading More Truth than Fiction
"As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And the place thereof remembers it no more." Psalm 103:15, 16 Every day there are fewer shingles -- and more bare roof. Every day there is less barn and more sky Until,… Continue reading “Resurrection”
A senior executive at Focus on the Family, seminary graduate, and seasoned Christian, there was every reason to think that Bruce Peppin should have scaled the mountains of midlife with skill and enthusiasm. However, with his marriage and his family relationships deeply broken and his faith in God taking a nose dive, he realized that he had veered… Continue reading Finish Well
Living Our Days 