Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We are not saved by keeping God’s Law. That’s because none of us could ever keep it perfectly, and to break one law is to break them all. That’s why we needed a Saviour who kept the Law perfectly for us and then took the full brunt of God’s wrath against sin in our place. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2008 | 17 Comments »
This horrendous story of school violence against a little 7-year-old boy from the West coast could be repeated daily in newspapers around the country. That’s if the true extent of abuse in our schools were reported. What this child suffered physically, and the psychological suffering from living in fear all the time is the result [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Related to my post below, I saw this story yesterday on MSNBC. Our children’s generation is expected to be the first one that will go backwards in terms of life expectancy. Our lifestyles have consequences, and for many of our children, today’s lifestyle is deadly.
Posted in Family on April 19, 2008 | 7 Comments »
It was so nice out this morning that I got up early and decided to take a walk at the playground up the hill from our house. (Our area is so hilly that only a marathoner could walk with ease so I head up to the playground where it is level for walking.) Will grabbed [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I know that I often talk about music here on my personal blog, but I really can’t help it. It’s important to me. I have spoken frequently about Psalms and hymns, both in corporate worship and at home. But the third type of singing spoken of in Scripture is the “spiritual song” or what we [...]
Posted in Music on April 13, 2008 | 5 Comments »
It was an unusual week for beautiful music. Last weekend, our family headed to Chicago for a recital with the Chinese pianist Lang Lang at Symphony Center. The place was packed for an unforgettable afternoon of Bartok, Debussy, Schumann, and an unbelievable rendition of Chopin’s Polinaise in A flat Major which brought the crowd to [...]
Posted in Clothing on April 7, 2008 | 20 Comments »
A reader sent me a number of links to clothing sites that promote their “modest” clothing. I found them all very interesting, particularly the website selling bridal gowns for “Latter Day Brides”. The Latter Day Saints emphasize modesty in their teachings and have created a website with wedding gowns that actually contain tops. For years, [...]
Posted in Comfort, Family on April 1, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Growing up in a ministry family, we didn’t have much extra. Mom made everything from scratch because it cost less. I never saw a Hamburger Helper package or a frozen entre in my entire childhood. As children we very rarely, if ever, had a candy bar from the checkout. We learned not to ask, and [...]
Posted in Family on April 1, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Last week my husband and youngest son, Will, were gone out of town on a dad and son trip. Tom took the older boys on a special trip when they were about Will’s age, and they will never forget seeing the sites of World War II in England and France. Will and his dad didn’t [...]
