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Parenting Young Children

Spurgeon on Christmas

Dec 21 2005 12:46 pm

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 ›

On the Topic of Mentoring

Dec 21 2005 11:10 am

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 ›

Our Christmas Favorites

Dec 20 2005 5:00 pm

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 ›

Christmas Sermon #2

Dec 19 2005 11:00 pm

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 ›

Christmas: An Unwelcome Reminder?

Dec 19 2005 3:06 pm

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 ›

Friday Funnies

Dec 16 2005 10:49 pm

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 ›

Baby Watch: Week 30

Dec 15 2005 5:43 pm

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 ›

“Mommy Doesn’t Work”

Dec 14 2005 3:42 pm

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 & A - Santa

Dec 14 2005 10:43 am

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 ›

Grief at Christmastime

Dec 13 2005 11:41 am

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 ›

Taking Hold of Christmas

Dec 12 2005 7:45 pm

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 ›

Much to Learn from Mary

Dec 12 2005 2:20 pm

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 ›

Friday Funnies

Dec 9 2005 7:56 pm

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 ›

Should We Even Celebrate Christmas?

Dec 7 2005 9:45 am

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 ›

Yet Another List

Dec 6 2005 10:25 am

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 ›

Doing Christmas with Gladness

Dec 5 2005 9:22 am

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 ›

Friday Funnies

Dec 2 2005 8:47 pm

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 ›