If you love and respect Ligon Duncan (I surely do!), you’ll enjoy this behind the scenes glimpse into his ministry life: What a great and godly churchman. (Raised, by the way, not only by a great and godly father, but a brilliant and godly mother. If you have never read his tribute to her in the beginning of Women’s Ministry in the Local Church, you’re really missing out. What a remarkable woman!) Enjoy, — Tara B.   PS I owe a HT to Pastor Anyabwile for the link above. And I also want to post you to a recent article he wrote on studying Scripture every day with his daughters:…

I was reading an old World Magazine on my recent trip and one brief article really stood out in my mind. It had to do with two U.S. journalists who were sentenced to 12 years’ hard labor in a North Korean prison. They had already served 140 days (can you imagine doing hard labor in a North Korean prison for over three months?!), when suddenly, in a moment, everything changed for them: U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee were stunned to see the man standing behind the door in a Pyongyang meeting room on August 4: former President Bill Clinton. “We were shocked, but we knew instantly in our…

As our family’s little video reaches various milestones on YouTube, I like to share it with you again: As of this morning, we’ve passed 250,000 hits and we’re still holding the #1 and #4 Google hits on the phrase “world’s most patient dog.” Fun stuff! Maybe I should consider one of these “revenue sharing” options I keep getting asked about?  (Nah. Probably not.) Blessings to you and yours, Tara B.  

It is my pleasure to allow pretty much any (reasonable) friend on FaceBook. But I decline all “gifts.” I never take surveys / participate in games / whatever. (So please don’t take it personal if you invite me to something really great or leave me a “pet” or a “hug” or whatever and I ignore or delete it.) I have been tempted by a few (Whitey’s Ice Cream for example, or a certain theologian I just LOVE), but I’ve tried to figure out a few guidelines for myself re: social media and “living” online, etc. And that’s where I’m at as of today. My high school band teacher’s update tempted…

Jane Patete just sent me this quote from her morning reading from Valley of Vision: “Fill  me with peace, that no disquieting worldly gales may ruffle the calm surface of my soul …” Again, amen.  

Would you please take a moment right now and pray for a friend of mine? I can’t go into details (wouldn’t be appropriate) but this friend is suffering horribly. Right now. And it seems that the suffering is not only not ending or even slowing down—it is increasing in intensity at levels that I can’t even wrap my mind around. I am in shock. I am so sad. I am so ANGRY at the ravaging effects of sin and the realities of life in a fallen world. Oh! Won’t you please pray for my friend?  I would be so very, very grateful. Thank you. — Tara B.  

Just a little shout-out to Steph Hubach and her entire MNA Special Needs Ministries team for their hard work serving the members of our denomination who have disabilities (and their families and churches too)—Thanks for your ministry! And God bless you as even more PCA churches get to know you, become better equipped themselves, and (hopefully!) support you with prayers and financial support too. If your church is in the PCA and you don’t already  have a strategic, gospel-proclaiming ministry dedicated to glorifying God by enjoying and supporting people with disabilities in your church, I encourage you to get to know this ministry. (Actually, even if you already DO have…