Category: The Bookshelf
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Spurgeon’s Sorrows
“How do we get through them? The times that knock the breath out; when even our strongest and bravest must confess with desolate eyes, ‘I do not know what to pray’ (to paraphrase what Paul expresses in Romans 8:26). How do we get through such times when silences trump sentences? It is as if our…
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Eternity in View
“It’s hard to live with eternity in view. Life does shrink to the moment again and again. There are moments when it seems the most important thing in life is getting through this traffic, winning this argument, or satisfying this sexual desire. There are moments when our happiness and contentment shrink to getting those shoes…
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It’s There. It’s Always There.
Yesterday morning I opened my Facebook to find a message in it that blew me away. It was from one of Brian’s childhood friends, Tish, and I have found a sweet, long-distance friendship with her over the years of Brian’s and my marriage. She has always been a source of encouragement to me, and y’all,…
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This Ordinary Life (It’s Extraordinary)
Music streamed throughout our house. She skipped down the stairs all ready to bake her strawberry cake. I smiled at her Spiderwoman dress (I mean, after all, who DOESN’T cook as Spiderwoman?). He trailed behind her, art supplies in hand. “Mommy, I’m so glad I’m a big enough girl to bake things on my own.”…
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Sunday Selections: November 17
Grumbling is a gauge of the human soul. It gauges our gaze on grace. It tells us that we’re not seeing grace. We Are Far Too Easily Displeased The great Bible teacher James Montgomery Boice, late pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church and author of many books about the Bible, wrote that the great issue of…
A Spring of Joy 