Books

Suffering

Eclipse

Sep 16 2005 11:27 am

Today marks five years that Steve and I have been married. Throughout this week we have been reliving these past five years and marveling at the grace of God... Read More ›

Small Group Leaders

Sep 15 2005 5:56 pm

This Saturday, I’ve invited Mom to meet with a group of ladies who support their husbands in small-group leadership in our church, and who often lead ladies’ meetings on... Read More ›

We little know…

Sep 15 2005 1:41 pm

Yesterday I wrote of the incredible blessing of a praying friend. But even more wonderful than a friend’s prayers on our behalf is the truth that our Savior is... Read More ›

Q&A - Do Not Awaken Love

Sep 14 2005 5:30 pm

A mother wrote to us with the following question: “I have a 15 year old daughter who is a young woman trying to live by biblical principles. Do you... Read More ›

The Prayers of a Friend

Sep 14 2005 9:52 am

My very dear friend of thirty years sent me the following email before my husband and I left for Arkansas this past weekend to speak at The Bible Church... Read More ›

Decorating Idea

Sep 13 2005 6:34 pm

I’m having a blast decorating my little town house! I’m trying to get all of my crazy ideas out of my system—thus the traffic light hanging in my living... Read More ›

Fall Wardrobe

Sep 12 2005 6:04 pm

For a girl who prefers warm weather, I’ve really grown to love the early September days in Virginia. It’s still about eighty degrees at two o’clock in the afternoon,... Read More ›

Friday Funnies

Sep 9 2005 7:41 pm

This week’s winner comes to us from Angela Smith… “Kaleb loves to sing; one day I overheard him singing these words(which he thought were the right words!) to the... Read More ›

Feeling Overwhelmed

Sep 9 2005 6:41 pm

Feeling overwhelmed anyone? I’ve certainly felt that way more than once this week as I’ve started homeschooling my five-year old, tried to unpack the boxes in our bedroom, and... Read More ›

What’s so bad about laundry?

Sep 8 2005 6:22 pm

Laundry ranks high among my least favorite chores. So I finally stopped and asked myself, “what is really so bad about laundry?” I mean, think about what laundry used... Read More ›

Q & A - Video Games, pt. 2

Sep 8 2005 1:22 pm

Yesterday we heard from pastor’s wife and mom Valori Maresco about the matter of video games in their home. Today, we listen in as another mom and pastor’s wife,... Read More ›

Q & A - Video Games

Sep 7 2005 4:25 pm

This week’s question is regarding an all-too-common issue confronted by parents today: video games... Q. My boys love playing video games on their dad’s x-box—the sports games in particular.... Read More ›

Preparing to Suffer

Sep 6 2005 3:45 pm

Whether or not we are suffering in the wake of Hurricane Katrina this week, author D.A. Carson points out that “The truth of the matter is that all we... Read More ›

Hint for Blanket Time

Sep 5 2005 6:22 pm

In response to my post last week where I passed on one mother’s suggestion for “blanket time,” our friend Tawn O’Connor sent in a wise caution from her own... Read More ›

One Woman’s Loss

Sep 5 2005 11:24 am

On our bedroom wall hangs a framed poem written by Anne Bradstreet (ca. 1612-1672) entitled “To My Dear and Loving Husband.” I gave it to CJ on our 25th... Read More ›

Friday Funnies

Sep 2 2005 9:09 pm

I’m back with yet another winner from our Friday Funnies contest! This entry comes to us from Kim Polk… One day we were in the car and my 4yr... Read More ›

Hurricane Relief: Update

Sep 2 2005 6:59 pm

As we promised earlier, you can now make an online donation to support hurricane relief at the Sovereign Grace Ministries website. Read More ›

More on Hurricane Katrina

Sep 2 2005 1:17 pm

This has been a tragic and sobering week in New Orleans and the entire Gulf-Coast region. However, many articles have been written to help us “make sense of it... Read More ›

Back to school…or not

Sep 1 2005 6:58 pm

It’s that time of year again: Back to school. Of course, I’m not going back to school and my two-year old Jack isn’t quite ready yet (maybe next year?),... Read More ›

Rachael Grudem

Aug 31 2005 9:16 pm

On July 9, our dear friends Wayne and Margaret Grudem experienced a severe tragedy when their daughter-in-law Rachael—married to their son, Alexander—was killed instantly in a car crash. A... Read More ›