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Dreadfully Busy

For the busy, busy, dreadfully busy, Kevin DeYoung has some words for you to consider.

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One of the greatest challenges for pastors’ wives is Sunday. It’s the one day when their husband needs to care for everyone (in a sense) except for his own family. Some laymens’ wives, whose husbands are involved in some sort of ministry, have a semblance of what this feels like. But for [...]

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I think this is worth a read on singleness, whether you’re single or married. I thought this section on families and singles was especially helpful:
The purpose of family is not only to be a blessing to its members, but also to be a blessing beyond itself. One of the major ways a family can [...]

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Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated— 38 of whom the world was not worthy—wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves [...]

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Josh’s post on his book and Kevin DeYoung’s book on the local church makes me want to pick up Kevin DeYoung’s book.  But I really like Josh’s drawn picture!

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Some of you might know about Tim Tebow, the UFLorida quarterback.  His story is in this week’s Sports Illustrated and it is definitely interesting.  What’s interesting is that his dad is currently a missionary in the Phillipines.  He said this about his son:
When I was out in the mountains in Mindanao, back in ‘86, I [...]

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(Photos by Jason Kim)
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By Faith: Leaving for the City
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he went to [...]

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I’ve always thought that the only problem with trying to find a spouse online was the lack of accountability. But if the person searching has good accountability within his/her church (perhaps getting some wisdom and counsel throughout the process from the church leadership or trusted brothers or sisters), there seems to be no biblical [...]

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Al Mohler talks about kids forgetting what it feels like to play outdoors.  I think kids have simply forgotten what it feels like to play as kids (or maybe it’s the parents who have forgotten what it’s like to play as kids).  So what stops kids from playing?
1.  Wii
2. Nintendo DS
3. Anything Pokemon
4. [...]

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I have been reading Paul Miller’s book A Praying Life, and it has been blessing my soul.  Here are some suggestions that I thought would be helpful to some of you in your continual pursuit to grow in your prayer life.  Please ponder them.  They’re excellent suggestions:
Get to Bed.
What you do in the evening will [...]

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