Sanctifying Relationships

No Time Not to Have Friends

January 31, 2013 Sanctifying Relationships
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by Lindsey Carlson I most often call my girlfriends about things related to kids: swallowed nickels, potential concussions, bed-wetting, and carseats. Gone are the days of talking on the phone about the latest current events or the newest novels. I’ve been changing diapers for eight years. If I open a cabinet in my kitchen, a [...]

Tagged as: friendship, grace, motherhood

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Marriage in the Cosmic Plan of God – a series on the DG blog

January 24, 2013 Good Reading
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What does Christian marriage have to do with living in the “already, but not yet” kingdom of God? I want to draw your attention to a series of articles published yesterday on the Desiring God blog that deals with a subject that has been on my heart for some time. The theme is specifically about [...]

Tagged as: Ephesians 1, Ephesians 5, estchatology, marriage

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How Jesus Frees Us to Love Our Neighbor

November 7, 2012 Devotional Mundane
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by Gloria Furman A few years ago our family stayed in a church’s guesthouse for two wonderful, jet-lagged, rainy weeks. We always enjoy our visits to that city and look forward to the refreshing fellowship we have with our friends. Plus the tamales at the restaurant down the road from the church are to die [...]

Tagged as: 1 Peter 4, 2 Corinthians 5, Ephesians 2, grace, love, neighbors

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Marriage in joint

October 29, 2012 Sanctifying Relationships
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Some pastoral advice on love and marriage from Richard Baxter in The Godly Home: “It is a relation of love that you have entered. God has made it your duty for your mutual help and comfort, that you may be as willing and ready to comfort one another as the hand is to help the [...]

Tagged as: love, marriage, reconciliation, Richard Baxter

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When Your Mundane is Painful

October 27, 2012 Sanctifying Relationships
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Yesterday my husband Dave wrote on the Desiring God blog a testimony about his struggles and hopes as a disabled dad. Near the end of the article Dave said: “God in His grace and wisdom saw it fitting to take away my arm strength and ability. If God means this disability for my good then [...]

Tagged as: disability, marriage, testimony

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Discipleship and Young Moms series

October 10, 2012 Intentional Motherhood
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Earlier this year Melanie Yong shared about how young moms can be involved in discipleship with other women. I was personally challenged by her articles in how she cheerfully communicated our need for dependence on the strength that God supplies (1 Pet. 4:11). When I survey my “earthly all” and gauge my potential for discipleship [...]

Tagged as: discipleship, Great Commission

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On Gospel Amnesia and Standing Before Your Own Master

October 8, 2012 Sanctifying Relationships
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by Luma Simms A few weeks ago a few friends and I were bantering back and forth about what our children watch on TV. It was a playful exchange. At one point I realized how two years ago it would not have been friendly or playful at all. My mind would have been full of [...]

Tagged as: faith, grace, Romans 14

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Learning Submission on I-95

September 21, 2012 Sanctifying Relationships
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by Kristie Anyabwile When we moved from Washington, DC we took a long road trip down the coast to visit family along the way and have our car shipped to the Cayman Islands. We were embarking on a new phase of life and ministry together. After visiting family in North Carolina, we decided to stop [...]

Tagged as: marriage, submission

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God’s still working (even when you can’t see it)

July 2, 2012 Sanctifying Relationships

by Britney Hamm How do the truths of the gospel shape our response as wives to our husband’s spiritual struggles? In a previous post I wrote about this topic I shared these three truths: 1) God alone can save your husband. 2) God is the one who sanctifies those whom he saves. 3) God is [...]

Tagged as: Romans 8

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“Here is Our God” TGC Nat’l Women’s Conference

June 13, 2012 Devotional Mundane

Next week I (Gloria) will be flying out with my family to Orlando, Florida. Twenty-five hours after we board the plane in Dubai we’ll be checking in to our hotel in Orlando. It will be quite the intercontinental trip! But it’s going to be worth every single “Are we there yet?” and every adventure in [...]

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Discipleship, cookies, & ice cream

June 9, 2012 Intentional Motherhood
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by Samantha Muthiah Melanie recently shared an excellent series about our motivations in relation to discipleship, specifically in the context of women with young children at home. She talked about in some seasons of life, such as the season of caring for young children, it can be hard to apply this to reality. For our [...]

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Leftovers, pride, and marriage

June 7, 2012 Sanctifying Relationships
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by Kristen Narara I struggle with my desire to be noticed for both my appearance and my intellect. This can lead me into dangerous territory. It can influence me in many ways, from the way I dress to the way I interact with other people – both men and women. Recently, my husband and I [...]

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