My friend Lindsay told me about a book recently, and how she’s using it to teach her son about the materialism around us. On a visit to her house, I looked at the book she describes and asked her to share how she’s using it. It’s not a children’s book; it’s thick and has a [...]
Filed under: Discipleship
I’ve been sorting through baby things in the last few months, and am trying to decide which baby things I want to put away, give away, or keep handy for company. I’ve also been thinking over the toys that the kids have and play with. We have a lot of toys. Some things I want [...]
Filed under: Introspection
I’ve mentioned before that I try to keep up with the chronological Bible reading plan (link at the bottom of my blog). I don’t always do well. Sometimes I get half the month on time. Sometimes I do better; sometimes I do worse. The idea is that you read the Bible in the order that [...]
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Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to [...]
Filed under: Mentoring
Yesterday as I ironed a shirt for David for church, I thought It really would be a good idea to get clothes ready for church the night before. Then I chuckled to myself, since I’ve pushed that idea aside for several years. I’m not organized enough, there’s no need, not my personality, that’s something SuperMom [...]
Filed under: Mentoring
Today I made some caramelized pecans. They’re really quite easy. You just put a half cup of sugar in a pan, turn on the fire, and keep stirring until the sugar completely melts and is a beautiful caramel brown color. Then you turn pecans in it one at a time and put them on a [...]
Filed under: Obedience
I realize that few of my readers read the blog Sharper Iron, but since I resigned as administrator over there and my post was removed, I am posting the text here. I’ll post my regular post this afternoon. Effective this morning, I am resigning as administrator and moderator at SI. I am not resigning over [...]
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I have a five year old son, and I want him to grow up to be a man of God. For a long time, now, I’ve been thinking about characteristics of godly masculinity, and I’ve recently been thankful to watch godly masculinity in action. A man who fears God more than he fears man. A [...]
Filed under: Modesty and Purity
When is a liar not a liar? Ephesians 4:25 tells us the answer: when he becomes a truth teller. “Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.” This is a pattern developed repeatedly in this chapter and in other places. It’s not enough not to [...]
Filed under: Lying
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