Spurgeon on Christmas
Of course our list of favorite teachers has to include Charles Spurgeon (a regular “guest contributor” to our blog). I grabbed a few wonderful quotes from his sermon, “Joy... Read More ›
Of course our list of favorite teachers has to include Charles Spurgeon (a regular “guest contributor” to our blog). I grabbed a few wonderful quotes from his sermon, “Joy... Read More ›
Over on his UK blog, Adrian Warnock interviews Joshua Harris about being mentored by our dad. Although Josh’s thoughts on mentoring are primarily directed toward men, there are truths... Read More ›
This week leading up to Christmas we decided to assemble four of our favorite authors and teachers to share their thoughts on the season. We began yesterday, with a... Read More ›
Have you purchased and wrapped all your Christmas gifts yet? Don’t worry, I’m not finished my Christmas shopping either. However, if you have a pile of gifts to wrap,... Read More ›
From “I’ll be home for Christmas…” to “No man is a failure who has friends…” (It’s a Wonderful Life) to “Underneath the mistletoe,” the Christmas season is replete with... Read More ›
It’s not you, it’s us. There hasn’t been anything wrong with your computer today (at least we hope not!). And if the Friday Funnies seemed vaguely familiar, that’s because... Read More ›
While everyone else is counting down the days until Christmas, we in the “Mahaney” clan are counting down the weeks until the first female grandchild, the future of GirlTalk,... Read More ›
This post is for all those male GirlTalk readers who have been pleading for a masculine alternative. My son-in-law, Brian Chesemore, along with several of his fellow pastors have... Read More ›
Q. It happened again today. We were at the doctor’s office when a well-meaning secretary told my son that “Santa was watching.” My son had a puzzled “are you... Read More ›
As Kristin mentioned yesterday, there are many people for whom the Christmas holiday is bitter-sweet. My sister-in-law Sharon is one of them. On July 8, 2003 she lost Dave,... Read More ›
This Christmas I can’t help but think about Mimi. It is our first Christmas without Brian’s grandmother. We’ll miss her special cider, her witty comments, her elegant outfits—she prided... Read More ›
Christmas wrapping, Christmas baking, Christmas decorating, Christmas cleanup: this season is full of activities that require the use of our hands, but leave our brains free to meditate on... Read More ›
Our thanks for this week’s Friday Funnies goes to Charity Campbell from Philly, PA. While shopping the other day, she came across this little saying on a plaque, describing... Read More ›
Faithful readers of the GirlTalk blog know this is not the site to come to for breaking news or up-to-the-minute cultural analysis. We’re much more interesting than that. We... Read More ›
This year, on December 26, the Mahaney clan will descend upon Grandma’s house—all loud, laughing, thirty-six of us. And this year, as with every year since my dad was... Read More ›
Q. My parents are Christians but don’t share our convictions regarding how we raise our children (teaching the kids to obey, respect Daddy, careful about TV viewing, not promoting... Read More ›
You can find an insightful answer to this interesting question at WorshipMatters—a newly started blog for worship leaders by Bob Kauflin. Bob is the worship leader at our church... Read More ›
In case you haven’t caught on: over the last few days we’ve been subtly slipping you another list of “must do’s” for the holidays. I know. How dare we... Read More ›
Happy Monday, everyone! Did you know that there are only two more Mondays until Christmas? Now, I’m not trying to strike fear into anyone’s heart, but I imagine that... Read More ›
Given that three out of the four writers of this blog are blonde (or more accurately, blonde with a little extra help from chemicals), we found the following submission... Read More ›