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October 11, 2011
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Husbands, Be a (Biblical) Man

Many times after my wife and I have tucked all of our kids into bed at night, my 3-year-old Katie has shouted out from her room, “Good night mommy,” to which I respond in a feminine voice (trying to mimic my wife),  “Good night Katie.”  Katie’s response is always the same: “Daddy, you’re my daddy. You can’t be my daddy and my mommy. You can only be my daddy.”

I laugh because she’s right…I can’t be both. Ironically, however, mixing up biblical roles is a common weakness in marriages. And often it starts when the husband fails to step up as the spiritual leader of his home (Ephesians 5:23). Men often allow things like work or sports to take precedence in their lives, leaving their wives to initiate things like church attendance, church involvement, family devotions, family prayer time, discipline of children, etc. This isn’t how God designed our roles. Continue Reading →

October 10, 2011
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Posts: 46

Reflections: Celebrating Baptism

After Chris’s sermon on Sunday, I had to ask myself, “When was the last time I celebrated my union with Christ in my baptism?” The truth is, I hadn’t given that concept much thought. Yes, I knew that Jesus was baptized at the beginning of his public ministry, but I hadn’t made the connection between my Savior’s baptism, mine and my daily walk with Him.

One of the passages that Chris mentioned when talking about this subject is Romans 6. Meditating on that scripture laid out a clear view of what this should look like in a believer’s life, which left me in awe because of how many times I have read this exact passage and missed the reference to baptism! My baptism into Christ’s death and resurrection represented my identity changing from a “slave to sin” (Romans 6:6) to a “slave of righteousness” (Romans 6:18)! Continue Reading →

October 6, 2011
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Getting the Gospel Stuck In My Head

I can’t count how many times I have gotten a catchy tune stuck in my head.  I am notorious for humming it over and over again until, of course, it eventually blurts out of my mouth at some inopportune time.  One of the worst is that crazy song “Who let the dogs out…”

The truth is that I am easily influenced.  As a little girl, I was so influenced when programs like the Ice Capades came on TV that I was dancing around the house pretending to be a professional ice skater on the carpet as soon as it was over.

I still don’t completely understand why I am so easily influenced; I just know that it happens frequently.  I find this same influence is true as I preach the gospel to myself daily.  It is the influence of the gospel that allows me to truly consider the grace of God towards me.  This grace is so full of blessings that it reminds me that I have been predestined by God to be conformed to the likeness of His Son (Romans 8:29). Continue Reading →