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Happy Independence Day
Happy 235th Birthday to the United States of America! As @robbieseay said on twitter this morning, “you don’t look a day over 200.” Happy Birthday to my dad who doesn’t look a day over 60! and Happy being born this … Continue reading
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Tagged canon, canon powershot S90, d300s, family birthdays, fourth of july, independence day, nikon, nikon d300s, rockport, S90
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no sex in a year
and separate bedrooms. according to Mark Driscoll this is living heresy for a married couple. What do you think? HT to the Z man.
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Tagged bitterness, love, mark driscoll, marriage, sex, sexless marriage, song of solomon
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marriage
here is an interesting post on marriage; its characteristics and its purposes. what do you think? here is a bit to get you started: The call for same-sex marriage involves a similar misdefinition. Marriage is often characterized today as follows: … Continue reading
Posted in culture, family
Tagged homosexual marriage, incest, marriage, polygamy, purpose of marriage
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True love
here is a picture of real love. The kind of love described in Ephesians 5 that exemplifies Christ and the church. here is a bit to get you started, but please go read it all. There is a counter example … Continue reading
man of one woman
@darrinpatrick was the guest preacher at the Austin Stone this last Sunday during our summer preaching series. He is the lead pastor at the Journey in St. Louis. His message was an excellent one from Philippians 4 on the need … Continue reading
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Tagged adultery, affairs, darrin patrick, faithfulness, josh dix, marital faithfulness, oneness, porn addiction, pornography
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manliness
Joe Carter has a nice list of 50 things that a man ought to be able to do. here are a couple of them, but go check out the whole list. what else would you add? 3. Change a diaper … Continue reading
too much church
Kids raised in church have special dangers. Tony Kummer lists five. I have always worried about my children in this regard and find danger number three that Tony lists to be especially worrisome: 3. They Have Learned to Pretend Pray: … Continue reading
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Tagged church, kids, kids in church, teenagers, tony kummer, youth group
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faith doesn’t lessen the hurt
Josh Harris with an insightful quote from Nancy Guthrie’s book Holding On to Hope: A Pathway through Suffering to the Heart of God. In [the book] she recounts losing her baby to a rare genetic disorder: “The day after we … Continue reading
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Tagged endurance, faith, God's sovereignty, hope, loss, pain, sovereignty, sovereignty of god, suffering
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Dad Life
as Frank Turk says, if we didn’t have megachurches we wouldn’t have videos like this:
Don’t do it, just don’t
classic tune for men’s marriage assistance courtesy of Vitamin Z.
Posted in family, humor
Tagged comedy, communication, communication in marriage, don't, love, marriage, selfishness, vitamin z
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exciting news
john piper is going to be a grandfather again. this time with a twist demonstrating the overwhelming goodness of God. Here, let the expectant mother, Mollie Piper explain (ghostwritten by Abraham): I knew I couldn’t have Felicity back, but something … Continue reading
a meditation on life
take some time to read this beautiful essay about love, divorce, life, death and suffering etc. Here is how it begins: It was a quiet room in a hospice, the only sounds the muffled pumping of oxygen, and the softer … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Esolen, culture of death, culture of divorce, divorce, endurance, life, love, suffering
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UPDATE: Amos and Story
At her blog, Jamie Ivey has been posting updates regarding the integration of their two newest family members, Amos and Story, into the family. The latest update gives a glimpse into how difficult adoption can be. Amos asks me every … Continue reading
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Tagged aaron ivey, adoption, children, compassion, hurt, love, patience, trust
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family reengineering
you may recall a previous post on my blog regarding a liberal anthropologist’s case against homosexual marriage. today I present a conservative atheist’s questions about reengineering the family. worth a read. I like Heather’s ending the best: These are not … Continue reading
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Tagged family, heather Mac Donald, homosexual, homosexual marriage, homosexuality, procreation, rearing children
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middle age
courtesy of Allen James (@pastoraj) here is a nice list of ten of the benefits of getting a bit older. here are the first two to get you started, but click through and read them all: I am less concerned … Continue reading
wedding yesterday
the daughter of a good friend of ours was married yesterday. it was an outdoor wedding at Kindred Oaks in Leander/Georgetown/way north area. It was lovely and fun. the weather cooperated in a big way and it wasn’t too hot.
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Tagged 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, d300, katherine, kindred oaks, marriage, nikon, nikon d300, outdoor wedding, photography, wedding
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a wife's submission
here is the personal story of a former feminist atheist who eventually converted to catholicism learning to embrace the leadership of her husband in the home. There has also been a part of my conversion on this issue that cannot … Continue reading
reality of marriage
Challies put up an article on Monday just after his eleventh wedding anniversary that was a very real look at marriage through the device of wanting to give his younger newly married self some counseling. the whole thing is good, … Continue reading
rebuilding a marriage after an affair
here is another Piper answer. this one regarding what to do to rebuild a marriage after one of the couple has had an affair. Tough timely stuff. HT vitamin z more from Piper on this subject here
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Tagged adultery, affair, forgiveness, infidelity, John Piper, marriage, trust
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sunday night
we went to the Long Center front lawn last evening for the concert in the park series from the Austin Symphony. It was big band night and it was great. Took a picnic. brought the camera and listened to the … Continue reading
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Tagged 80-200mm, 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, austin, austin symphony, austin texas, big band, concert, d300, free concert, nikon, nikon d300, outdoor concert, texas
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who do you trust? part III
all right, now let’s go back where we started. In John 10:10, Jesus contrasts himself and his mission with the thief. The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy. Jesus came to bring abundant life. and here are we sheep … Continue reading
who do you trust? part II
earlier we talked about God’s thoughts on divorce and what Jesus had to say. Jesus proves his bona fides to us in his instructions because he is the good shepherd who laid down his life for us. We thus are … Continue reading
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Tagged divorce, faithfulness, marriage, proverbs, solomon
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who do you trust?
Jesus said in John 10:10 that the thief came only to steal kill and destroy. By contrast, his purpose was to bring life and that life “abundantly.” Jesus goes on in John 10 to assure us that he is a … Continue reading
two good ones from Focus on the Family
I received an email from Focus on the Family that mentioned a couple of good articles. Just in case the rest of the world isn’t already on Focus’ email list, here they are. a good one on teen rebellion In … Continue reading
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Tagged communication in marriage, focus on the family, Rehoboam, solomon, teen rebellion
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