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December 2014

December 10, 2014

Alternative Reality

Allowing fantasy to overcome reality is an assault on God and the world He made....

December 03, 2014

Mom Body

As I get older, my metabolism with slow, my hormones will fluctuate, my body won’t...

December 03, 2014

Squirming in My Pew

I was raised primarily in a dispensational church. In college, I joined a reformed evangelical...

December 03, 2014

Choose Beauty

Just because you’re a mom doesn’t mean you have to give up being a woman....

November 2014

November 21, 2014

Mercies

I was looking for a particular photo today and ran across this one. I was...

November 21, 2014

Facebook: Blessing or Curse

So let me ask you: how are you using social media to join you to...

November 21, 2014

The Stealth Ninja that is Holiday Comparison (and how it kinteki-geris joy)

It is snowing outside and the Carnahan household couldn't be more delighted! Snow-bibs and mittens...

November 13, 2014

Chronic Illness and Sin

If someone tells you that the reason you are hurting, the reason you are sick,...

November 08, 2014

Sex, Philosophy and Kids These Days

[o]ne of the biggest obstacles to repentance for revival in the Church is the basic...

November 08, 2014

Do You Still Believe?

Christian, it is good that you accepted Christ and believed in Him once, but do...

November 07, 2014

Marriage

I listened to these two sermons today and they were the best sermons I've ever...

November 06, 2014

Suicide, Heroism and Worth

The questions about assisted suicide aren’t the right questions. We tend to ask shouldn’t everyone...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

Sola Fide

In case you were wondering: Halloween: Hallow = Holy Halloween or All Hallows' Eve is...

October 22, 2014

Guilt and Grace

In the grip of sin, in the grip of guilt, it feels impossible. It feels...

October 18, 2014

On Pride

Part of the power of pride’s duplicity is in its parasitic nature: it latches on...

October 15, 2014

Answered Prayer 2014 No. 12

It's the middle of October now and I've only been tracking answered prayers since January,...

October 11, 2014

Tasting

We enjoyed an incredible lunch of home-made onion soup with gruyère croutons a couple of days...

October 03, 2014

What Are You Training For?

[O]ne of the things we are constantly practicing is either being governed and assessing our...

September 2014

September 25, 2014

Gossip Theology

Gossip is the opposite of how the Son speaks to the Father about you. The...

September 25, 2014

Preaching to Myself

On this side of Glory, our bodies don't always function the way they should. Health...

September 23, 2014

When You’re Tired and Hurt or Answered Prayers 2014 No. 11

I was being careful, tending to my broken foot, my broken body. Hobbling around for...

September 12, 2014

Christian,

Remember who are. Remember your name, the name God gave you, and go out with...

September 12, 2014

Sin: Kill or Be Killed

Would you call someone a doctor if s/he only studied and practiced casually and sporadically?...

September 10, 2014

Gospel Imagery Explosion

I was just reading Psalm 30 today: it is an incredible love story. David wrote...

September 09, 2014

Hero

"Jesus is your knight in shining armor. He is the love you have been longing...

September 04, 2014

What the 9th Commandment Means

1. God’s will is that I never give false testimony against anyone. 2. I twist...

September 04, 2014

Modesty of the Heart

Here’s a scenario: You and Jesus have the surfboards strapped to the top of the...

September 02, 2014

New Adventure

On Monday we started educating our girls at home. We hired a wonderful gal to...

August 2014

August 27, 2014

Reproof is a Blessing

But however much receiving reproof goes against our native instincts or catches us off...

August 22, 2014

Complaining and the Center of Our World

Complaining about life and seeking justice for genuine wrongs are two different things. But that’s not...