No sufficiency to disciple other women? No problem!

May 18, 2012 · 2 comments

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(Editor’s Note: This is part of a series on discipleship and young mothers. If you missed the first post last week, be sure to check out Part 1: Discipleship is for Young Moms, Too.) by Melanie Yong Every mom wants to be a better mom. On a good day in our home things are running [...]

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Book Review: Different By Design

May 16, 2012 Good Reading
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Book review by: Priya Samuel Carrie Sandom, Different By Design: God’s blueprint for men and women (Christian Focus Publishing, 2010). Carrie Sandom, with wisdom from above, has unraveled this topic in a way that I have not read before. Her handling of rich truths not only edify but the discussion questions at the end of [...]

Tagged as: Carrie Sandom, femininity, marriage, masculinity, submission

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Perspective for weary homemakers

May 14, 2012 Good Reading
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When your arms are exhausted from all of your hard work Richard Baxter has some encouragement for you… “Christian, believe this, and think on it: thou shalt be eternally embraced in the arms of that love which was from everlasting, and, will extend to everlasting; of that love which brought the Son of God’s love [...]

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8 articles on motherhood from around the web

May 13, 2012 Devotional Mundane
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When Mother’s Day Isn’t a Celebration by Noel Piper, Noelpiper.com Mother of the Year? Not Here. by Gloria Furman, The Gospel Coalition blog Mourning with Those Who Mourn on Mother’s Day by Courtney Reissig, Her-meneutics blog A Definition of Christ-Centered Motherhood  by Luma Simms, Gospel Grace blog Does God Need Mothers? by Aimee Byrd, Housewife [...]

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Discipleship is for young moms, too

May 11, 2012 Intentional Motherhood
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(Editor’s Note: This is the first part of a 4-part series on discipleship and young moms. We hope you enjoy it!) by Melanie Yong As a mom of young children, I feel like I’m going, going, going all the time. On a typical day I have devotions to be done, breakfast to make, chores to [...]

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God’s story of grace in marriage

May 8, 2012 Sanctifying Relationships
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by Gloria Furman The photo you see to the right was taken the day before we got engaged 11 years ago. There was a line that God had written into our story that we would have never anticipated back then… Last night Dave and I met a couple for dinner at a restaurant. We couldn’t [...]

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Bad news; good news

May 6, 2012 Good Reading
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BAD NEWS “Good, true good– good in the eyes of a holy God– is only what is done out of faith, according to God’s law, and to God’s glory. And measured by this standard, who would not dare say that any work performed by humans is completely pure and does not need forgiveness and renewal? [...]

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The quotable Elizabeth

May 5, 2012 Inspiring Homemaking
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Last week we interviewed Elizabeth Bass and split her interview into parts. When I realized that I had incorporated some of Elizabeth’s insights from the second half of her interview into my everyday vernacular already, I got more excited to pass this encouragement on to you all. A few memorable quotes to look for… Is [...]

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A mother’s “call to worship”

May 2, 2012 Devotional Mundane
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by Gloria Furman The “Order of Service” in our church’s weekly gatherings includes the “Call to Worship.” The essence of the Call to Worship is an invitation to worship God. Even when I am not gathered together with my local church for corporate worship, I hear “calls to worship” throughout my days and nights. Through [...]

Tagged as: 1 Corinthians 10, motherhood, Psalm 86, worship

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“Fruit stapling” with your kids

April 30, 2012 Intentional Motherhood
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by Gloria Furman Ever since Priya Samuel wrote this article I’ve been inspired to look for creative ways to talk with my kids about the nature of obedience. When I’m knee-deep in my children’s struggles with sin then I tend to just want perfect little robots. In those moments I could care less whether or [...]

Tagged as: 1 Peter 1, children, Colossians 3, discipleship, holiness, Luke 6, motherhood, sin

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An interview with Elizabeth Bass

April 27, 2012 Sanctifying Relationships
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This week we caught up with Elizabeth Bass, a busy church planter’s wife and mom to four little kids five years old and under. Elizabeth and Derek live in Providence, Rhode Island (hence the ski caps in the photo!). Here is Elizabeth’s encouraging interview about what God has done and is doing in her life… [...]

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Fighting for faith on a Monday

April 25, 2012 Devotional Mundane
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by Gloria Furman In the middle of the night my sweet sister-in-law Sarah sent an email to the family entitled, “Better to be sleep-deprived than God-deprived.” In her email she shared how she wanted to hold fast to Jesus in her mourning. Earlier in the day her dear friend slipped from a coma into eternity. [...]

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Tagged as: 2 Corinthians 1, Deuteronomy 33, faith, hope, John 10, Jude, Lamentations 3, Philippians 4, Psalm 16, Psalm 84

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