A Prayer for the Day

Lord of Hosts, I revel in the truths of Your majesty, power, glory and dominion over all things in heaven and on earth. In spite of so many appearances to the contrary, nothing can happen that comes as a surprise to You or escapes Your control. You order the events of history in ways we do not understand, and in spite of the vastness of human evil, Your plan will be accomplished. I pray for the insight of a growing biblical perspective on the events in my life and in the world. May I move with confidence in Your sovereignty, even when things seem to make no sense to me. I thank You for Your patience and comfort, especially in times when I try to run from You or feel sorry for myself. I want to renew my mind with Your unchanging truth in a changing world, so that my assurance is in Your often-mysterious ways in the affairs of the sons and daughters of men. Thanks to Ken Boa: Plans Will Be Accomplished: A Prayer

Need Help Staying in God's Word?

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Everyone Loves a Love Story

My good friend Tanya Whitaker and her husband Kent are speaking at TBC this Sunday.  They have an amazing story of God's love in the midst of tragedy & I don't want to spoil it here.  But they also have a great story of God's love in the midst of romantic love; read it here: http://www.biggerpicturemin.org/but-not-in-church.  Because everyone loves a love story.

Congo Women's Magnificent Mile at Runner's World

Congo Women's Magnificent Mile at Runner's World. Read this story of amazing women in the Congo sent to me by Stacy St. Cyr.

Raising Children

I wish I'd thought this way when my children were young: Instead of hoping to give your kids more than what you had, how about helping them do more than what  you did? More giving, more serving, more listening, more caring, more trusting Jesus . . .

Thanks to Craig Groeschel for this great thought!

The Book

The Bible is by far the most fascinating, beautiful, challenging, and frustrating work of literature I've ever encountered.  Whenever I struggle with questions about my faith, it serves as both a comfort and an agitator, both the anchor and the storm. One day it inspires confidence, the next day doubt. For every question it answers, a new one surfaces. For every solution I think I've found, a new problem will emerge. The Bible has been, and probably always will be, a relentless, magnetic force that both drives me away from my faith and continuously calls me home. Nothing makes me crazier or gives me more hope than the eclectic collection of sixty-six books that begins with Genesis and finishes with Revelaiton. It's difficult to read a word of it without being changed. Rachel Held Evans, Evolving in Monkey Town.

Why Glenn Beck Isn't A Big Deal

Many people I know think Glen Beck IS a big deal. This may make you mad but I have to ask: how well do his positions match up with scripture? Provocative musings on this here:Why Glenn Beck Isn't A Big Deal

Nobody Wants a Mediocre Marriage

Here's a good article entitled "Defending Your Marriage Against Mediocrity."  The pretty good can be the enemy of the great.

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After I opined in my previous post that you should read everything by John Ortberg, I thought I should back up my words.  I have 3 copies of "When The Game Is Over, It All Goes Back In The Box," one of his best.  The first 3 to post a comment get them!

Spiritual Pathways

Susan Comeaux opened the Thursday night study on James by asking the class to take a "spiritual pathway assessment." We discovered that we are a diverse group; we had someone in each of the 7 pathways: intellectual, relational, serving, worship, activist, contemplative and creation.  If you'd like to know more about your unique way of experiencing God's closeness, read God is Closer Than You Think by John Ortberg (actually you should read everything by John Ortberg).

Four Times a Week

106 women started bible studies today!  A recent Barna research study showed that taking in God's word four times a week is the most significant contributor to real spiritual growth and intimacy with God.