a good day to honor 30 years of serious pastoring

I couldn’t be more thankful for the serious (see post below) preaching and pastoring of Pastor John Piper.
Don’t miss this wonderful telling of the story by Justin Taylor of how Pastor John went from professor to pastor.
It’s worth clicking over just to see the cross-bling picture.
I’m thankful to the Lord for the way His Word [...]

chuckling provided by the silent monks

I don’t know about you, but I could use a chuckle today.
Today’s chuckle is provided by the silent monks.  We thank you, monks.

want something good for free?

Then go visit our friend at The Responsible Father.  (Same guy who hosts The Responsible Puppet in my blogroll).
He’s giving away 5 Fighter Verse Song CD’s.  I’ve recommended them before as a great tool to memorize Scripture and enjoy doing it!
What I may not have mentioned is that my husband Tom has worked closely with [...]

gospel in ten words or less

Demian, over at Fallen and Flawed (great blog, by the way), asked 12 bloggers, including me, to summarize the Gospel in 10 words or less.
It was a tough one for me, but here’s my response:
“Jesus’ blood calls, converts, cleanses, cures, carries the once condemned.”
How would you summarize the greatest story ever told if you only had [...]

Randy Alcorn’s blog: a great find for biblical wisdom, esp. about finances

I’m so excited to have found Randy Alcorn’s blog.
He is the author of Money, Possessions and Eternity, a very influential book for Mr. TommyD and me.  I think that book, coupled with the “wartime lifestyle” preaching of our church, helped Mr. TommyD and I to set our financial priorities Godward early on in our marriage. [...]

for lack of wisdom…

For my regular readers you may or may not be wondering why I haven’t posted yet today, as I usually do on Friday.
I had my 4 wisdom teeth out yesterday, and today has been pretty rough.   So, even though I thought I’d be able to hammer out a post while feeling a bit miserable, [...]

on vacation and lovin’ every minute of it!

Now, right off the bat some (if not all) of you are thinking, “What is she doing blogging on vacation!  Shouldn’t she be having fun, spending time with her husband?”  And yes, you’re right.  But let me do my explaining and justifying.
Tom and I (sans kids) are in Florida for 3 1/2 days.  He’s attending [...]

8 hours of screen time

Whoa-ser.  A new study shows that Americans spend 8 hours a day in front of a screen.
This includes tv, computer screens, cellphones and other devices.  That’s a lot.  But if your job is to work on a computer it isn’t quite so much.  8 hours would be minimum for the workday, then throw in a [...]

so, what are you good at?

Over at 22 Words, Abraham’s post is titled, “What are you better at than other people?…Now you know what you should do for them.”  And here are his ever-brief 22 words:
It’s arrogant to revel in your superiority.
But that’s different than reveling in the opportunity your superiority gives you to serve others.
And so, I’d like to know. [...]

biblical naming score card

Do your kids have Bible names?  I have one.  And one of our kids does.  The other two have “Hebrew” names.  I’m guessing no extra points for that.  
I about fell off my chair laughing when I first read this.  However, I read it late at night and my humor-o-meter may have been off.  In [...]