I am convinced that the enemy has tried to destroy womanhood. Dee Jepsen
Photo by Thomas Kelley on Unsplash I found Dee Jepsen’s words insightful, clear and most importantly, biblical. Read and pass on to a friend.
You need friendships. Without them your soul will shrivel.
God has graced me with some great friends. Many of these friends have been friends longer than 15 years. For someone who’s in their mid 30’s this is significant. I honestly do not know where I would be without the friendships I have in my life and before you go all “the only person you…
Stay-at-home moms have you ever told yourself one or all of these lies?
My bride stays at home with our four gifts. She’s great at it. She excels at being my helpmate and bride. And she’s a great mom. I’m deeply grateful that I serve at a church where they take care of us financially so we’re not having to balance two jobs — life for us is…
What’s a good prescription for family worship? Watch Dr. Whitney in this short video.
In this short video Dr. Whitney (from Southern Seminary) shares about how he did family worship with his kids growing up. It’s simple and therefore, easily reproducible. And may I just add this word of wisdom for those of you who feel utterly defeated when you hear the words “family worship”: if you’re doing anything, just…
“Your marriage is not a mistake” Dr. John Piper.
God is the doer of marriage because, in the becoming of one flesh, a man and a woman are experiencing a union that God himself performs. And this is the most weighty and perhaps the most crucial of all. John Piper You can watch his sermon on this very topic here.
Anger essentially says, “I’m against that.”
Photo by Dayne Topkin on Unsplash According to David Powlison in Good and Angry: Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining, and Bitterness, anger is a negative evaluation, in which an individual shows active displeasure towards something important enough to care about. It was quite sobering when I reflected on this definition because in agreeing with Powlison’s definition I…
How to Talk to Your Pastor — or not — on the way to the Service by Dr. Lawless
I tried to link this post to Dr. Lawless’ website but had problems doing so…so here is the post in its entirety. We’ve all been there in one way or the other.| As church members, we need to tell the pastor something – and the only time we see him is as he makes his…
8 Reasons Every Church Leader Needs Accountability by Dr. Chuck Lawless
Always thankful for the love and concern Dr. Lawless has for pastors. You can read his post in its entirety here. It’s biblical. It is through iron sharpening iron that we grow (Prov. 27:17). We are to challenge each other to live in godliness (Heb. 3:12-13), confronting one another when necessary (Matt. 18:15-17, Luke 17:3).…
5 Principles for Disciplining Your Children from Desiring God
Parenting is difficult and for that reason (and many more) I want to keep a steady flow of gospel-centered resources present on my blog. Here’s a short read from Desiring God. To read the full article go here. 1. Teach proactively, rather than reactively. 2. Give both consequences and rewards. 3. Enforce the rules you…
5 Characteristics of a Godly Leader from my friend Adam McClendon
In short, the five characteristics of a godly leader are … A godly leader focuses on a cause bigger than him/herself. A godly leader does everything with excellence for the glory of God. A godly leader thinks about how his/her actions influences others. A godly leader is a lifelong learner. A godly leader takes care of…
Theology Along the Way 