Books

Devotional Life

Surviving the School Year

Sep 9 2015 12:09 pm

“Few things frighten me more than the beginnings of barrenness that come from frenzied activity with little spiritual food and meditation.” John Piper Fall and the start of school... Read More ›

From Surviving to Thriving

Sep 18 2014 5:09 am

“Few things frighten me more than the beginnings of barrenness that come from frenzied activity with little spiritual food and meditation.” John Piper Fall and the start of school... Read More ›

That Crazy 5 O’Clock Club (Again)

Jan 2 2013 9:07 am

Last night, before trudging upstairs to our loft bedroom, my husband and I placed an old fashioned alarm clock, set for 5 o’clock a.m., in the narrow hallway between... Read More ›

Sitting In the New Year [Repost]

Dec 26 2012 4:00 pm

We’ve all made our New Year’s resolutions: Spend (a little) less money on shoes, organize the kitchen cabinets, dig out the exercise DVD from under the bed, check the... Read More ›

For Our Profit

Oct 18 2012 8:58 pm

God’s Word is like no other book: “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.” 2 Timothy... Read More ›

Sitting in the New Year

Dec 30 2011 9:33 am

Will you wake up on January 1, 2012 and say to God: “I don’t need to read your Word or pray or listen to your voice today. I am... Read More ›

Sit and Listen

Jul 13 2011 9:46 pm

“Mary…sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching.” Luke 10:39 Mary’s choice to sit at Jesus’ feet revealed the location of her heart.It displayed her eagerness to... Read More ›

A Matter of Life

Jul 13 2011 1:27 am

“And [Martha] had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. And she went up to him and said, ‘Lord, do you... Read More ›

“Drive By Theology”

May 26 2011 3:37 pm

I want to be a serious, life-long, student of God’s Word, I really do. But these days it’s all I can do to have my daily quiet time and... Read More ›

Sitting Out the Holidays

Dec 1 2010 7:04 pm

It’s the first day of December and the Christmas rush is upon us. But we don’t have to get caught up in Christmas craziness. We can choose, instead, to... Read More ›

When the Going Gets Tough

Feb 16 2010 3:55 pm

“How do you keep going with these disciplines when it is tough?” Dawn asked us last week: “I really wanted to try it out but circumstances have only served... Read More ›

Coming Soon…

Jan 25 2010 4:35 pm

To cap off our sitting series, we’re excited to announce a new feature here at girltalk. Next Monday, February 1, we will officially launch our two clubs: The 5... Read More ›

Place and Method

Jan 21 2010 4:49 pm

“Most Christians neglect their Bibles not out of conscious disloyalty to Jesus, but because of failure to plan a time and place and method to read it” John Piper... Read More ›

Plan a Time

Jan 19 2010 6:18 pm

To choose to sit at Jesus’ feet we need to deal with distractions and develop a plan. “Many good things do not happen in our lives for the simple... Read More ›

Dispensing with Distractions

Jan 13 2010 3:49 pm

Mary wanted to sit at Jesus’ feet by deliberately ignoring distractions—namely, Martha and her anxious busyness.But we need to be alert to what distracts us from keeping our daily... Read More ›