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Out of Sync
My life has been upside-down this year. I've been weeding and organizing -weeding out the many superfluous books that I have, and organizing what is left. Until that task is completed, I'm afraid I...
View ArticleServing without Sinking: What happens when we serve in love (and when we...
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View ArticleSermon and Sovereignty
The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most familiar passages in the Bible. It starts with the Beatitudes - "Blessed are the poor in spirit", etc. Notice that the blessed ones aren't the rich and...
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Whole Church, whole gospel, whole world
The Church. The called-out ones. Church is Music to my EarsOne of my most delightful memories is being admitted into the Junior Choir as a 5 year old, simply because I could read. Our choir director...
View ArticlePrayer from 1 Thessalonians 3
I love to turn the Word of God into a prayer. Here's today's musings:Heavenly Father,I am challenged by the strong love that Paul feels towards his spiritual children. He can hardly bear the...
View ArticleLike a Thief in the Night - A prayer from 1 Thessalonians 5
Oh, Lord, Your day is coming, unexpectedly and without warning, like a thief breaking into a home in the middle of the night. People who do not know You (but think they know everything) do not realize...
View ArticleMy Times are in Your Hand
A New Year's Resolution by Matthew Henry - "My times are in Your hand!" Psalm 31:15 Firmly believing that my...
View ArticleWord of the Year - 2014 - LOVE
I was intrigued last year by the practice of choosing a word as the theme of one's year. I'd read Ann Voskamp's posts on the words she chose (beginning with eucharisteo, to give thanks). She did it...
View ArticleBaby, it's cold outside.
It's cold outside.That's an understatement. I read online that places on earth today were colder than Mars, and that Ottawa was colder than Antartica. Brrrr.In spite of the cold, two of our daughters...
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What love is NOT.
It's come to my attention recently that in some circles men think it is their right to discipline their wives.I'm talking about spanking. A husband spanking a wife.I'd likely spank right back. I asked...
View ArticleBalance
The sermon today was about living a balanced Christian life. I'll put a link to the sermon notes when I get them done. I'm not disagreeing with the premise that we need to live a balanced life.But...
View ArticleIsn't Seven the Perfect Number?
It`s coming up to seven years.Seven years since I was happily on my way home one dark, wintery night, the trunk full of groceries and my heart full of anticipation. In just a few minutes I'd pass the...
View ArticleWelcome!
In an effort to be more hospitable and to be able to willingly welcome friends and family into our home on a weekly basis, we've set up some cleaning zones:Zone 1- Monday - BedroomsBedroomsWash area...
View ArticleJanuary 27, 1990
Our son Daniel was born too soon. I knew the doc was serious when he pulled grapefruit-sized clots away. As soon as he took one, another one appeared. "It's time,' he said. I asked, "Are you sure?"...
View ArticleThoughts about John the Great and Herod the Not-Great
Consider Herod Antipas.He was ruling in Israel during Jesus' ministry on this earth. His father was Herod the Great, who was not a great man in any way. He was the one who ordered the murder of all...
View ArticleAn open letter to my friend.
My dear friend,I visited with you yesterday. It's a privilege, every single time. Your faith is evident. You are a light to all.You let me know how things are going. You shared what it's like to...
View ArticleNone of it is meaningless. NONE OF IT. No matter what you suffer.
Check out "“Though You Slay Me” (featuring John Piper)" on Vimeo http://t.co/g2GlGNdar6#Vimeo#johnpiper#desiringgod#calvinism— Janet Billson (@JanetBillson) February 5, 2014
View ArticleYou are Peter. Get thee behind me! Thoughts from Matthew 16 & 17
Oh, Peter, how I can't wait to meet you.You had just confessed that Jesus was the Son of God. Jesus told you that this truth was revealed to you by the Father... you were so privileged to see it.YOU...
View ArticleGreatly Loved
I read Matthew 21 this morning. It's the familiar story of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. When you read it, right away you see the omniscience and omnipotence of the Lord Jesus Christ, as he...
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The Wrong Question
I attend a weekly ladies' study group. We're working through a book by Mindy Ferguson, called "Eyewitness to Majesty: Abandoning Self for Christ." It's an in-depth study of the Apostle Peter as an...
View ArticleThe Wrong Question, Part Two.
Our Ladies' Mid-week Bible Study is working through a book by Mindy Ferguson, entitled "Eyewitness to Majesty: Abandoning Self for Christ". Yesterday, during the study, I expressed my disagreement...
View ArticleA Prayer of Trust in God - Part One - Taken from Psalm 4
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness. Even that statement is amazing. I have no righteousness in me, apart from that which YOU imputed to me by Your grace. You are so kind to me. You...
View ArticleA Prayer of Trust in God -- Part Two - Taken from Psalm 4
O Father, when men think of Your attributes - that You are completely self-Sufficient, and need nothing outside of Yourself, that You are Sovereign over everything (each atom, each molecule, each...
View ArticleAbounding in Thanksgiving
Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. ~Colossians 2:6-7 ESVWe...
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