I’m in the middle of a prayer-writing project in Ephesians. Will hopfeully get it off to my editor by the time I find out if the next baby we have will be a boy or a girl. Exciting times. But, also, this has proved to be a very sobering time for me. Much of Ephesians [...]
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Do we pray often (or ever) we this phrase in mind? Is our faith and our prayer life lacking? I wanna make this post biblically accurate and not venture into the land of name it and claim it – poor theology that leads us to believe that God is a bank lender or santa clause [...]
Read the rest of this entry »A Mother’s Prayer – Kristyn Getty
This is one section of Kristyn’s prayers as she journeyed in her role as a mother: “In the spring of 2008 I first prayed for a baby, and in the spring of 2011 God answered that prayer with the birth of our beautiful daughter. My joy was full but so were the fears I wrestled. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review: Boyhood and Beyond
The day this post goes live will be my first son’s due date. As most of you Moms know out there in blogland – due dates rarely mean anything. I think it is a ploy for women to get all worked up and having something to plan for – then it comes and goes with [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review: J I Packer’s Praying the Lord’s Prayer (Crossway)
Of course during the new year time we see a lot about New Year’s resolutions and most from what I’ve seen this year have to do with reading and memorizing the Word more. These are crucial to a Christian’s growth. Another key discipline in the life of a Christian is prayer. I’ve been flipping through [...]
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Ah – the joy of learning your theology from country music. I love country music – but this song made me want to puke – but I was in a rental car so I didn’t think that was such a good idea. What other country music songs make you think twice about the base of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »DeYoung on the Heidelberg Catechism
Kevin DeYoung definitely has been the author of the hour the past few years. He is the Senior Pastor of University Reformed Church in Michigan. His books, such as Why We’re Not Emergent and Why We Love the Church have received many accolades and awards and are widely read – mainly among seminary students and [...]
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