A Child’s Prayer: Good for the Soul
Last week I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son asked if he could say grace. As we bowed our heads he said, “God is good. God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you more if Mom gets us ice cream [...]

This passage from Swindoll was helpful for me today.  At a time in my life when I am confused over the purpose of some achievements and trying to understand what “success” is, it helps remind me what’s important.  I am told over and over again that the goal is to be self-sufficient and independent. In [...]

I love this post by John Piper. I never realized the implications of some of these stories Piper is direct evidence that the more you study the Bible, the more things God can reveal to you through it:
You could argue that since God devoted an entire book to a woman who was a product of [...]

Ok, so my post earlier today, Thank God for Kids, has to follow up with this one.  After reading this please look at the video found in this post too.  Check out bornalivetruth.org for more info. If you disagree or I am wrong, please correct me.  i really would prefer to be wrong in this [...]

This post is solely taken from Desiring God Blog
Jonathan Edwards’ Birthday
http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/Year/2008/www.kingforamerica.org?pageSize=25&pageNumber=1

Today is Jonathan Edwards’ 305th birthday. Lyman Beecher wrote to his son in 1836,
Next after the Bible, read and study Edwards, whom to understand in theology…will be as high praise in theological science as to understand Newton’s works…of natural philosophy. (Iain Murray, Jonathan Edwards: A [...]

Now this is a real poem! taken from John Piper’s website
I really suggest you read this whole web page through (link above)..it is so inspiring and explains God’s Sovereignty very clearly.
It was a pom used at the funeral of a mother and her child after they had been “mistakenly” shot by a stray bullet.
a poem [...]

Dear Lord, I am so proud of her and love her so very much! Because of her, I know now what love really is and who deserves it. I want her to know more than anything how much I love her. Will she ever really know how much my heart aches to hold [...]