Book Review
Loving Your Wife/Husband
Marital harmony is important to display the glory of the Christian life to our children. But we all need help. The following summary from is convicting. Print it down and pray through it for yourself. Andy Naselli Here are some excerpts from chapter 12 of Paul David Tripp’s What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage [...]
Bits and Pieces from Around the Web
Great Article arguing that older Christians should be able to say to younger Christians, ” Imitate me.” Can you say that? Dads and Moms we should be able to say to our children, “Imitate me.” Great Article on the Biblical Sluggard – 1. He will not start things. 2. He will not finish things. 3. [...]
Worldliness Chapter 6 – How to Love the World
In the last chapter, Jeff Purswell lays out a case for loving the world. He wants to counter the feeling of that we are to live the Christian life by negation? He quotes his own children saying, “But Dad, what can I do?” (Note – I am reminded of John Piper’s fathers advice that, “We [...]
Worldliness – Chapter 5 – God, My Heart and My Clothes
C. J. Mahaney tells the true story of Jenni who said, “When choosing what to wear I thought only of what would flatter me, what would bring more attention my way…I wanted to be accepted and admired for what I wore.” Theme verse 1 Timothy 2:9 “that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with [...]
Worldliness Chapter 1 – Is This Verse in Your Bible?
Our small group has been reading through the book Worldliness. I want to take these weeks before we finish it to blog through the chapters and the important points in each. Here is an overview of chapter 1. Do not love the world or anything in the world. 1 John 2:15 C. J. Mahaney starts [...]
