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September 7, 2007
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Barrier Free Living

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In our bible study, we’re just beginning to work through Pleasing People: How Not to Be an Approval Junkie by Lou Priolo.  As I’ve been ruminating a bit on that topic, I happened to come across this great article on living "barrier free."  It’s definitely worth a read.  Here’s a sample…

…Today, I found myself carried away sharing with two wonderful, godly women a certain journey that God has had me on. I was honest, open and sincere, but as the topic(family size) wrapped up, one of these sweet girls confided her journey, and I immediately realized that much of what I had shared could have been discouraging or falsely condemning for her. *humility break* Obviously not my intentions at all.

In searching my heart since and crying out to the Lord for wisdom, I have realized that much of the driving force of such conversations is the search for validity. We want to be accepted. We want to know we’re in the same boat as others. We allay our fears by finding others who are "like" us in their journeys and we bond.
This is misplaced identity.

When the opposite happens; when we’re made aware of differing journeys, we feel condemned, judged, or just plain "left out". We sense a barrier go up – maybe an inability to be ourselves, truly, with that other person.
This is false condemnation.

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September 4, 2007
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The Jesus Storybook Bible

Sally Lloyd-Jones
f you’ve never read this book to your kids, it is a shame. Sally
Lloyd-Jones (no relation to the Dr.) has authored a
Christ-centered Bible storybook for children. Rather than teach your
kids the Old Testament in a moralistic story form like Aesop’s Fables,
Lloyd-Jones has written commonly known stories in such a way as to
reveal Christ at the center of it all.


Jesus Storybook Bible

The
Jesus Storybook Bible has forty-six Bible stories that span Genesis to
Revelation. The artwork is really good and this is at the top of my ‘buy
for my daughter’ list. And if you’re interested, know that sample
pages (pdf) are available to preview. Also, Sally was interviewed in
the spring of 2007 about this book. The
interview and her comments in the discussion that followed were
great…makes me more excited to read the book!

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