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The Mortification of This Mother’s Sin

May 15, 2013 Intentional Motherhood
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by Priya Samuel It’s that dreadful time of the year again. School exams! Not my school exams, but my kids’. But it feels like their exam time is more like mine because I’m the one planning every detail of their preparation and learning (not to mention all the worrying I do on their behalf). A [...]

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Cruciform Hospitality

March 22, 2013 Showing Hospitality
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by Priya Samuel I come from a culture where high moral standards, obedience to parents, hospitality, modesty, a wife’s submission to her husband, and other things were traditions passed down from generation to generation. For example, when it comes to hospitality, I jump right into action like a trained poodle. Too often I have the [...]

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Note to Self: Don’t Forget This

March 13, 2013 Intentional Motherhood
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by Beverly Chao Berrus Like a washing machine going through wash, rinse, repeat — so my days as a mom can feel like some endless cycle of everyday. As I loaded the dishwasher today, I started thinking about some of my friends who are faithful Christian mothers whose days don’t look like mine. I thought [...]

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Showing Hospitality Despite Our Messes

August 13, 2012 Showing Hospitality
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by Britney Hamm “He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?”-Romans 8:32 An unexpected knock on the door. What? I’m not expecting anyone! The house is a mess! How much can I pick up on my [...]

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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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Be the friend you want

November 10, 2011 Sanctifying Relationships
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by Gloria Furman The very best benefit of the gospel is that through it Jesus reconciles us to God. But did you know that the gospel also means that you can be reconciled to other people? So many of us women lament that we do not have good friends or real friends or even any [...]

Tagged as: 1 Peter 1, accountability, friendship, gospel, heart issues, laziness

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What am I waiting for?

September 9, 2011 Devotional Mundane
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by Melanie Yong Lately, a normal conversation in our house goes like this: Ellie:  Let’s play Hullabaloo. Me:  Remember, we can’t play that game, it’s on the boat. Ellie:  Oh.  I really eally, eally want to go to California. Miah:  Let’s read Winnie the Pooh. Me:  I would love to, but we can’t read that [...]

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Tagged as: 1 Peter 1, contentment, hope, Romans 8, Titus 2, waiting

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