Loving Well, William P. Smith (New Growth Press, 2012) I am enjoying this book as my mind and heart are being well-stretched by Smith’s warm prose. I would like to do a full review on it, but am only about half way done at the moment. (This is the part where I wonder whether to [...]
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Reading Reflection:
How Well Do You Really Know the Person You Love?
Feelings are subjective. They can be misleading as they wax and wane. So when we use the word love, it has to be based on content and a commitment. How well do you really know the person you love? Is it a true knowledge about them, or rather a projection of your own pleasures? One [...]
Reading Reflection:
The Wisdom of God, Nancy Guthrie (Crossway, 2012) This is a great Bible study from Guthrie’s series on Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament. This particular volume is dedicated to Seeing Jesus in the Psalms & Wisdom Books. I am so motivated by her beginning words on wisdom in Looking Forward: Wisdom Redeemed: When Christ [...]
Does God Need Mothers?
So I was on my way to my Tuesday morning Bible study this week with a lot on my mind. Lately, I feel like I’ve been waking up in the morning to a new game show wondering, “What obstacles are going to be hurled my way today? And in what new ways am I going [...]
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Modern Reformation Magazine, Vol. 21/NO.3/May-June 2012 I received my copy of Modern Reformation in the mail today and am so pleased with their theme for the May/June issue: No Girls Allowed. It addresses the lack of women learning theology in our day. This is such a passionate issue for me. As I grew in my [...]
Shadow Boxin
Have you ever seen the panic in a mother’s face when her 2-year-old struggles from her grip and runs out into traffic? Sometimes I have that kind of panic when I’m about to hit the “publish” button. This will be one of those times because I’m going to be exposing part of my dorky side. [...]
Book Review:
Popologetics, Ted Turnau (P&R, 2012) Back in the summer between my sophomore and junior year of college, I dated a guy who I wasn’t all that attracted to. Sure, he was plenty good-looking, and had some great qualities. He just wasn’t my type. But he took me on some really cool adventures that summer: traveling, [...]
Strength to Prevail
Think of someone in your life that you revere as strong. They may be someone you would like to emulate; someone who seems to face each circumstance in their life with courage and vitality; someone who you may not even pray for much because, well, they’re strong. I received a prayer request from a person just [...]
Reading Reflection:
Maria Lin, “The Hidden Cost of Counterfeit Goods.” Real Simple May 2012: p.146 The Confessions, Augustine, Translated and Edited by Philip Burton (Alfred Knopf, 2001) Counterfeit Gods, Tim Keller (Dutton, 2009) I was reading my Real Simple magazine the other day and found this very short article to be noteworthy. Although the knockoff business is [...]
Babies and Construction Sites
My husband decided to clean out the attic the other day. After eight years of living here, all three lights finally burned out in the master bedroom ceiling fan. However the glass plate is set on there in such a way that we weren’t sure how to remove it. Proudly, Matt went to the attic [...]
