My 10-year-old son does not like church. While my worship leader husband stands before the congregation singing and drawing hearts into focus, I stand by a boy who doesn’t even move his lips. In the past this frustrated me immensely. I wanted everyone to see my kids following the rules and singing with smiles on…… Continue reading When Your Child Doesn’t Like Church
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Chemo Therapist: How Cancer Saved A Marriage Book Review
“While we had developed an extraordinary relationship, we had never been extraordinary people. We were just two flawed humans, who eventually discovered what it was to put the other first.” – Mary Potter Kenyon, Chemo-Therapist, How Cancer Saved a Marriage. Isn’t that what it’s all about? Discovering how to put the other first? Two flawed…… Continue reading Chemo Therapist: How Cancer Saved A Marriage Book Review
Is Sunday School Destroying Our Kids? How Moralism Suffocates Grace: A Brief Review
I happened upon Samuel Williamson’s blog, Beliefs of the Heart several months ago. I don’t read every entry, but I can say the ones I have read have been well-written, thought-provoking and Biblically-sound. Williamson recently published a book. I generally stick to reading books published by traditional publishers, because I figure if a reputable publishing house…… Continue reading Is Sunday School Destroying Our Kids? How Moralism Suffocates Grace: A Brief Review
A Story About Obedience and A Boy: A guest post
I had the opportunity to write a guest post titled A Story About Obedience and A Boy yesterday for Alphonsine Imaniraguha over at A Soothing Voice. The story is one some of you have heard, but it is one of those amazing “only God could do this” kind of things. Something I still can’t think about without tears.…… Continue reading A Story About Obedience and A Boy: A guest post
Joy in Trials – A Secret Place Devotion
I have been away from the blogosphere for a few weeks because life has been a little wacky. We sold our house, packed up our house, went on vacation to a tropical paradise, came back home to the frozen tundra and then moved across town about 12 hours after our plane landed. Subsequently, we’ve been…… Continue reading Joy in Trials – A Secret Place Devotion