• Sin & Repentance

    Beyond a Doubt—the BEST Teaching I have Ever Heard on ANGER. Ever.

    Hands down, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the best teaching I have ever heard on anger: The Healing of Anger (Rev. Tim Keller) I need to listen to it again. Slowly. And really pray because (of course) this morning my “disordered love” is tempting me to sinful anger—even just moments after my hour walk wherein I listened to the entire message (!).   Oh oh oh! What a wretched woman I am. Who will rescue me from myself? Thanks be to God … The slow to anger, abounding in love, Triune, holy, saving, redeeming, forgiving God.  

  • Sin & Repentance

    It is okay not to be okay— but it’s not okay to stay there. (Matt Chandler)

    Earlier this week, Justin Taylor posted some great Matt Chandler quotes from a sermon link: ‘It’s okay not to be okay—but it’s not okay to stay there.’ ‘If you create an environment where it’s okay not to be okay, you create an environment where the gospel is breathed in and out constantly. . . We want to constantly drive people back to the cross.   You come in feeling ashamed, you’re feeling dirty, you’re feeling overwhelmed? [God] knows! The whole point of the cross is you being where you are right now—so that you wouldn’t have to be there tomorrow if you submit your heart and life to the sovereign…

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    Christmas is Coming … Time to Buy a Painting!

    No, no, not from ME. I couldn’t paint my way out of a paper bag. But yes, from Taylor Lynde! The paintings available in his current collection are stunning. Look! Enjoy! Bring some beauty into your home or give some beauty to a loved one. And support the arts while you’re at it! A win-win for sure. Here are some of my current favorites:    

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    No Ground to Say That Something is Wrong?

    This six-part exploration of ethics by The Colson Center and The Witherspoon Institute resonated deeply with my “being the devil’s advocate” and arguing the wrong and illogical point of view in class this week to push my students to THINK. (I tried hard to argue that torturing children for fun in my village is morally good. You know. Cultural relativism all the way to norms—who are you to say that what we approve in our  tribe / country / family is “wrong”? Who are you to judge me? That might be “right for you” or “true for you” but “it’s not true for me.” And on and on and on…