Jesus, Continued . . . by J.D. Greear: A Book Review As soon as he started talking about guidance, J.D. had my ear. You see, I am THAT Christian -- the one who becomes paralyzed whenever there's a big decision on the table, and even though I know that God is not interested in mindless… Continue reading Beside Us to Guide Us — and More!
Author: Michele Morin
Michele Morin is a Bible teacher, writer, reader, and gardener committed to the truth that women can become confident Christ-followers and students of God's Word. She has been married to an unreasonably patient husband for thirty-plus years, and together they have four married sons and a growing fleet of adorable grandchildren.
Michele loves hot tea and well-crafted sentences, poems that stop her in her tracks, and days at the ocean with the whole family. She laments biblical illiteracy and advocates for the prudent use of “little minutes.”
She blogs at Living Our Days, and you can connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.
Biblical Q and A
The Bible's Answers to 100 of Life's Biggest Questions by Norman L. Geisler and Jason Jimenez: A Book Review It has happened, at least once, to every teacher -- the question that stops you in your tracks. Taking a deep breath, with thoughts racing and nothing coming to your mind, every neuron is straining the words, "I should know… Continue reading Biblical Q and A
What to Do When the Baby Turns Thirteen
A house full of "young men" doesn't happen overnight. Slippery things, boys are, one minute covered in chocolate frosting, And the next minute starting a career and a family. But there's always the baby, right? Sweet voice and smooth cheek in a baritone and bearded world. Until -- I look in the mirror and know… Continue reading What to Do When the Baby Turns Thirteen
Just One Thing: Foreshadowing
My family loves stories, and, together, we have read our way through everything from Laura Ingalls Wilder to J.R.R. Tolkien, either on the living room couch, at the dining room table, or in the car. For this reason, our brood is quite story-savvy, and it is not unusual to hear someone announce at some point in the… Continue reading Just One Thing: Foreshadowing
God Most High — God Most Near
The Presence of God by J. Ryan Lister: A Book Review Sometimes a book is conceived long before it is born. Seeds for The Presence of God were planted in the summer of 2000 with the author's study of Psalm 16:11: You make known to me the path of life; In your presence there is fullness of… Continue reading God Most High — God Most Near
Just One Thing: Heat
When I was a kid, the Pioneer Times used to publish just about anything. Our hometown post-mistress doubled as on-site reporter for the town's news, and there were weeks during the news-desert of mid-January when your second cousin's baby shower was ink-worthy, right down to the least-of-these who attended, " . . . and her… Continue reading Just One Thing: Heat
The Head and Heart Behind Narnia
The Romantic Rationalist -- edited by John Piper and David Mathis: A Book Review Even though he died over fifty years ago; Even though he was an atheist during his early adult life; Even though, as a confirmed Anglican churchman, he never jumped onto the evangelical bandwagon, C.S. Lewis's popularity as an author is greater… Continue reading The Head and Heart Behind Narnia
Zip It!
Keep It Shut by Karen Ehman: A Book Review Whether you enter every room mouth-first or just struggle with an angry outburst from time to time; Whether you habitually turn the prayer chain into a gossip group or just lapse occasionally into insecurity-fed flattery; Wherever you fall on the sliding continuum of the blab-o-meter, you've… Continue reading Zip It!
Throw Out the Cookie Cutters
Mothering from Scratch by Melinda Means and Kathy Helgemo: A Book Review When my four boys were all very small, there were days when I could have argued that I was too strict, and then heaped guilt upon myself for being too lenient -- all within one hour's time. When my mind and heart were in… Continue reading Throw Out the Cookie Cutters
Just One Thing: Gates
"They laid its beams and hung its doors with its bolts and bars. "* Not exactly the stuff of which a "life verse" or a New Year's Resolution is made, But five times in Nehemiah's counter-clockwise tour of the wall we are confronted: What's the point of a walled city if the gates are not… Continue reading Just One Thing: Gates
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