Spiritual disciplines are not about making you more precious to God. They’re about making God more precious to you.

Daniel 3:18 “…But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.” Refusal to bow to cultural idols has always marked God’s people.

Limping through Advent? There’s grace for you each day, enough to get through to the next. The Lord is good and is leading us to green pastures.

God made us physical and relational creatures. The Christian life and church life cannot finally be downloaded. It must be watched, heard, stepped into, and followed. - Jonathan Leeman

My 9 yo daughter: While everyone else was playing I tried to write down as many 5 letter words that I could. There are so many possibilities! Also the next day: I woke up at midnight last night and thought- I could do Wordle right now. 💙 #Wordle

What’s the silver sparkly thing in front of Nancy Pelosi? #SOTU #StateOfTheUnion

Does My Son Know You? theringer.com/2022/3/3/22956… via The Ringer

I wrote this for my daughters and for yours. I hope it’s helpful. “Good men don’t control women. They equip them to spot the kind of man who will. That’s true manliness—God-given power…to equip his daughters to be strong and discerning.” thegospelcoalition.org/article/daught…

Prioritize church. It’s not just about you.

“'The 2nd worst thing we did, besides giving Grace social media, was let her stay in public school another year'... That’s b/c the first rule of getting a family member out of a cult is to physically remove them from it." thegospelcoalition.org/article/transf…

The God who fed a million-member family in the wilderness for forty years, fed five thousand with one boy’s lunch, and who is perfectly capable of turning water into wine and stones into bread, will not have any trouble providing whatever He knows you need.ref.ly/2P1.3

Day 3 of the Speak Life #AdventCalendar: He Came Down youtu.be/bAhzI6bI5WI From angels to donkeys, From shepherds to kings, The little LORD Jesus, God's welcome he brings. The beating heart of #Christmas

20 engaging questions to ask kids at church. crossway.org/articles/20-en…

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How my husband, who has always loved babies, feels while preaching.

Politics is not trivial. Vote. Politics is not ultimate. Rest. #ElectionDay

Bible Reading Plans for 2025 ligonier.org/posts/bible-re…

"If any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him, for you are worse than he thinks you to be." - Charles Spurgeon "Jesus Christ knows the worst about you. Nonetheless, He is the One who loves you most." - A. W. Tozer Lord, keep us humble and hopeful.

Often, the greatest prayers are not the longest. Here are a few I often pray. "I don't know what to do, but my eyes are on You." 2 Chron. 20:12 "I believe, help my unbelief." Mk. 9:24 "Lord, save me." Mt. 14:30 "Lord, help me." Mt. 15:25 "Jesus, have mercy on us." Lk. 17:40

Behind every temptation, Satan whispers these lies: "God won't see." "You deserve this." "It's only this time." "It doesn't really matter." "This won't cost you anything." "You can stop anytime you want." "God will forgive you if you give in." "What God gives you isn't enough."