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Tried to Avert My Ears
During our long cuddle and talk times today, Sophia and I discussed many topics. One of my favorite nuggets from the day had to do with the topic of how greater freedom brings greater responsibility. I was giving her a bunch of hypotheticals (which she just LOVES) and she was sharing about different situations she’s been in with other children her age. In one retelling she told me: “I tried to avert my ears, Mom.” And I thought to myself, “What a fun turn of phrase. And a wise choice.”
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Ye who think of sin but lightly …
STRICKEN, SMITTEN AND AFFLICTED Stricken, smitten, and afflicted, See Him dying on the tree! ‘Tis the Christ by man rejected; Yes, my soul, ’tis He, ’tis He! ‘Tis the long expected prophet, David’s Son, yet David’s Lord; Proofs I see sufficient of it: ‘Tis a true and faithful Word. Tell me, ye who hear Him groaning, Was there ever grief like His? Friends through fear His cause disowning, Foes insulting his distress: Many hands were raised to wound Him, None would interpose to save; But the deepest stroke that pierced Him Was the stroke that Justice gave. Ye who think of sin but lightly, Nor suppose the evil great,…
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Love Makes Us Vulnerable
There were just so many great comments and insights during the Q&A for Grace Redeemer’s Women’s Retreat! I only wish I could have enjoyed learning from those women even more. What depth. What patience with my weaknesses! What faith in the Son of God and love for His Bride. Truly, ladies, I was honored to be with you all! And since so many of you noted it on your feedback cards, here is C.S. Lewis quote that I paraphrased when we talked about how risky it is to love: ‘To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If…
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Videos & Photos (Lord willing!) to Come Soon (Please pray!)
May 1st was the official publication date for Redeeming Church Conflicts, so Cap’n Dave (my coauthor) and I are going to spend the entire day with a photographer (the incredibly gifted Brooke Moore) and a videographer (the likewise incredibly gifted and super-cute Fred Barthel), trying to capture some promotional materials for the book. Ken Sande and some other friends too have generously cleared some time in their schedules to join in the fun. So now it’s time to channel my inner Southside-Fellowship-LTGIR-Creating-Team (no one is helping me with hair! makeup! soaping my necklace! noticing when my collar is sticking straight up! yeek!) and do my best to look presentable. At…
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Envy
The first session of my new “Titus 2 in a 21st Century World” retreat is entitled, ““But I thought I was the only one …” We discuss many things in that session, including guilty pleasures, shame, and envy. So I was particularly blessed to discover that Tim Challies is writing an in-depth series on the topic of envy. I encourage you to check it out! Here are links to the first two installments: 1. The Lost Sin of Envy 2. How Envy Behaves And just to remind those of you who were at our retreat last weekend in Texas, I was sorely convicted of an envious heart after reading C.…
