Discipleship… What Happens When You Change a Word? 12 May 201512 May 2015 As I asserted at the end of yesterday's post, Paul the Mother, you can learn a lot from a good mother. And it is not only helpful for being a…
Discipleship… Paul the Mother 11 May 201511 May 2015 Yesterday I started looking at 1 Thessalonians 2:7b-10 where Paul uses the picture of motherhood to describe how he related to them when he first came there. Just as a…
Family The Wide Spectrum Of Mothering 10 May 201511 May 2015 I adapted Amy's "Wide Spectrum of Mothering" for my Mother's Day prayer this morning in church. This post is excellent and I highly recommend it to you today. Grace, Dan
Discipleship… Moms, Motherhood, and Discipleship 10 May 201510 May 2015 Mothers… You can't come into this world without one (even Jesus couldn't come into this world without a mother). They are necessary. Mothers, whether they know it or not, are…
Family Anniversary (But Not the Kind You Like) 6 Feb 20156 Feb 2015 One year ago today my daughter Anna was admitted to the hospital. Not because of a physical illness or need for surgery, but because of depression, suicidal ideation, and cutting.…
Discipleship Pass the Cloak 4 Dec 20144 Dec 2014 As parents, Mandi and I have been charged by God with the responsibility to raise our three girls so that one day they can be mature and responsible women who…
Love… Lessons on Truthfulness in Samuel 7 Nov 20147 Nov 2014 Love is shown by truthfulness. The importance of truthfulness—honesty and trustworthiness—is one of the main lessons in the book of Samuel. 1 Samuel opens with the story of Samuel's birth.…
Grace… Lessons from Breakdowns 22 Sep 201422 Sep 2014 Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you…
Family… The Dwelling Place Project: A Review 12 Sep 201412 Sep 2014 Family. That idea, that relationship, is at the core of Christianity. The first person of the Trinity has revealed Himself as the Father and the second person as His Son.…
Christian Living Got Beans? 29 Aug 201429 Aug 2014 I think encouraging one another is important enough to give you an assignment to practice it this week. Your assignment, your mission—if you choose to accept it—is to only speak…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 