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For the Fellow Failures Out There
How Should I Think About My Failures? (Episode 344) #askpastorjohn
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The Loss of a Child and Satisfaction in Christ
After reading this blog post from Desiring God (http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/brooklyn-s-bridge), I am left with sadness and joy. Sadness in that Josh and I can understand to some degree...
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Shell-Gazing in an Ever-Changing World
There are things that we all run to as a means of justifying our emotions, intentions, and aspirations. I want {this} to occur so that I will have {this.} For a believer, those blanks should be...
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A Supplement for the Soul
It seems like there are so many options these days for healthier ways of life. This drink or that way of cooking, maybe being vegan or simply gluten free. This isn’t a post about which I prefer (though...
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Why Philippians 2:5-11 Is Changing Motherhood for Me
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of...
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Doctrine and Joy
This morning I read a post by Tony Reinke over at Desiring God, and it’s a must-share. I would like to highlight as Mr. Reinke did the words of John Piper on Calvinism and joy because they are not...
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The Fruit of the Spirit
Galatians 5:22 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” I’m going to preface life in...
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A Spurgeon-Sized Kindling
The words of Charles Spurgeon always seem to digest well into my soul and stir my affections for the gospel early on in the day. Today, that is especially the case. Basing his devotional off of Romans...
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“Little children, keep yourselves from idols.”
As a mother, I feel the greatest weight of my obligation and calling to steward my children and their hearts well. I want to so engrain in them that our hearts without Jesus are forever sick, broken...
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Leprosy of the Heart and a Bible Recommendation for Little Ones
There’s this huge narrative that believing adults spend a lifetime reading through, memorizing, and changing as a result of. It’s unlike all other literary works in that it’s Author has actually...
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Desperation for Attention
All the likes on Facebook and Instagram aren’t soul-satisfying. Jesus is. That approval is all too tempting (guilty), all too fleeting, and a sin to put to death in this social media-crazed day and...
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Flourish {where you are}
We swore that our roots would be the last place we would come back to. There’s no way we were heading back there. Soul-set on the other side of the globe and no looking back. China. Just married,...
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Five Ways to Press On in 2015
The first week of 2015 started fresh with a freer schedule, high household goals, child-rearing/teaching ambitions, hopes of a flourishing vegetable garden, and a slew of other resolutions to make me...
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Moms, We Really Do Have Time After All
All mothers know getting a child to sleep is not always easy. It is a vulnerable time for both child and parent. There our sleepy heads want to be sung to, rocked, read to, and prayed over. All good...
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Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord
“The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD” (Job 1:21b). We found out Thursday that we lost our baby. Eyes clenched and swallowing hard, I didn’t expect this at...
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The Word of God Will Forever Trump Books About God
I have been reading a great book over the past few days. So good, in fact, I’ve been staying up burning the midnight wick to delve deeper. It’s one of those that will leave you smiling and crying in...
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He Will Act {The Sovereign Hand of God in the Life of Ruth}
“Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act” (Psalms 37:5). The book of Ruth has always amazed me. Within it we find deep implications for covenant love amid physical distress. Ruth...
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Not Just Another DIY
{DIY} /do-it-yourself/ From painting to distressing to pallet art to you name it, I love crafting. That doesn’t mean that I’m especially talented at it, but I find plenty of joy in doing it. Pinterest...
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Unruffled Mothering
One of the sweetest things in the world while mothering little ones is to feel them relax completely in your arms. All tenseness relieved and mere trust in mama. There could have been a severe...
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The Real Problem Is Far Deeper
“But all stories, including self-deprecating humor and amusing little blog anecdotes, have theological implications. As Christians, our current obsession with brokenness may have us getting a little...
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