I have a tricky relationship with sugar. Or really it’s not tricky, I would just prefer to eat like a 6-year-old who gets paid in Sweet-tarts for working in the Snickers factory. We swim in the white stuff in this time and place; the only natural shorelines are body image and health. Vanity is no… Continue reading You Can’t Call Your Kids “Further Up and Further In” from Behind
Author: Danielle
And Be Thankful
We had a lovely dinner with good friends tonight. The kind where the food was great and the company even better. We talked the gamut of topics and for a while landed on thankfulness, that familiar platitude we teach our kids to say and sign our messages with. But though the phrase is frequent, the… Continue reading And Be Thankful
Little Van Tils
Who has time to blog with all these cuties to raise? I sure haven’t lately. But, I bet the laundry can wait another day (it has heartily survived several already) to send out a little encouragement today. Born out of my own waning motivation to think hard lately, I fought back by picking up Van Til’s pamphlet, “Why… Continue reading Little Van Tils
Don’t Forget to Pray
School is starting (Alice is ready). Schedules, and systems, and plans, oh my! Whether you do school at home or farm some of that out, most moms are busy setting up a new year on a clean slate. And who doesn’t love a clean slate? These days you don’t even wash the chalk dust, just… Continue reading Don’t Forget to Pray
Part 5, Some Principles
What are some Principles to keep in mind while we study the Bible: 1. The centrality of preaching. How will they hear if no one preaches? (Rom 10) The Apostles did not go around establishing churches and then leave people only with a stack of letters to read as individuals, they established preachers and overseers… Continue reading Part 5, Some Principles
Part 4, Principles: Keeping the End and the Means in their Proper Place
As we approach any undertaking we should always pause to consider what the principles or end we’re after verses the methods or means we’re using to get us there. When we get these mixed around we can become slaves to our methods and free to stop short of our goal. Let’s say for example that… Continue reading Part 4, Principles: Keeping the End and the Means in their Proper Place
Part 3, Posture: We Need to Come Rightly
And now a bit about how to come rightly to the Scriptures: We need to come not doubting but with belief and repentance. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for… Continue reading Part 3, Posture: We Need to Come Rightly
Part 2, Posture: We Come Hungry.
After my testimony about God’s word in my life, I came up with 3 P’s. Posture, Principles, and Practicalities. Our posture meaning the way we come to the Bible. We need to come hungry and rightly. Today, I’ll post the hungry part: Posture: We come hungry. The Bible refers to itself as food many times:… Continue reading Part 2, Posture: We Come Hungry.
Part 1, The Double-Edged Sword
I was honored to be asked to speak at a women’s Bible study tonight at my church. In case you missed that I said, s-p-e-a-k. I write. I don’t speak, um, well. One of my well-spoken friends told me to use the nervous adrenaline to clear my head and push me through it. I think… Continue reading Part 1, The Double-Edged Sword
Bursting for Heaven
We had a little get-away, just my Lovey and I. It could not have been more perfect. Beach, bikes, a clear sunset over Lake MI, delicious food at quaint outdoor cafes, a fancy hotel… seriously, perfect. I’m sure we looked like we were on our honeymoon. Parents tried to keep their kids from “bothering” us,… Continue reading Bursting for Heaven
Talking Wall 