Today is my mom’s birthday. (One of the lessons she taught me was to not say “which” birthday this is!) One of the greatest blessings God has given to me is the home in which I was raised. My parents, together, worked very hard to raise both Amber and me. (Parents…please read that last sentence again, slowly, and you will have an outline on parenting.) There is no way I could write a blog post that truly expresses my thankfulness[...]
This quote comes as a comment on Ephesians 4:32. “A Christian call to forgive does not say: forgive in order to earn the forgiveness of God. It says forgive because you have been forgiven by God … Christian living moves from what God has freely done for us in Christ to what we should freely do for others. It is not the other way around.” John Piper Exposing the Dark World of Abortion, page 5
Months: January and February Theme: 60-Day Overview of the Bible This week’s daily readings: Sunday, January 29: 2 Kings 17:1-41 …………………… Israel is Exiled Monday, January 30: 2 Kings 25:1-30 ………………….. Jerusalem Falls Tuesday, January 31: Ezra 1:1-11 & 6:1-22 ……………….. Rebuilding the Temple Wednesday, February 1: Nehemiah 2:1-20 & 6:1-19 …………………… Walls of Jerusalem Rebuilt Thursday, February 2: Esther 3:1-4:17 & 7:1-20 …………………… Esther’s Courage Friday, February 3: Job 1:1-2:10 & 42:1-17 ……………….. Job’s Fall and Reward Saturday, February[...]
What a month! I’ve heard people talk about certain times going by faster than others before. I thought I knew what that felt like, and then January 2012 happened. Whew! Just let it be sufficient to say that this month has flown by. But enough about me. Let’s get to the links for the month. 1. Time to look in the mirror a bit. Chris Gallagher wrote a short, but powerful post that I hope you will take to heart.[...]
The outpouring of love and support for Blake Rader has been tremendous. Requests about his health have come from all over the world, and we continue to rally around this wonderful five-year-old boy! One of the things that has been done is that two of our college students here at Lebanon Road have made bracelets for Blake. They are giving them away, but asking for donations that will be put into a fund to help the Raders when bills begin[...]
