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Thankful Thursday: 2011 Ebenzer Edition

Here I raise my Ebenezer... ~ A relatively uneventful year in comparison to previous, which was a welcomed change. ~ God's provision. Even when I forget and revert to panic-mode, He reminds me of His faithfulness to the widow and orphan. ~ The first year without any court dates. It is a relief to have that behind us. ~ Health and strength at the half-century mark. ~ Abundant grace with my ex-husband's remarriage. God has given us a burden for their restoration and/or salvation. Because of my daughter's good relationship with them, there is still an open door for the gospel. ~ My daughter. Familial ties are wonderful, but how much sweeter when the Lord binds us too. ~ A long visit with family. I'm especially thankful for God's keeping of my parents. ~ Meeting internet friends face to face: Trisha  and baby Jedidiah, Corey ,  Vicki , Elizabeth and Tony, Christine , Ruth, Trina, Stephanie , Teresa , Diana and family, and Melissa . ~ Growing relat...

Book roundup

Here are my top 10  books for 2011 : 9. & 10.  Think by John Piper & Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know and Doesn't by Stephen Protheroe - I'm putting these together as a pair. From the Christian perspective, Piper deals with the misconception that thinking deeply about what we believe is mutually exclusive to our heart's affection towards God. Rather than pitting one against the other, we need both. Protheroe does not claim to be a believer, but he documents the historical move away from doctrine in evangelicalism to a least common denominator, an experience.  (Very interesting when an unbeliever sees things more clearly than believers.) It's worth reading these together. 8.   Don't Call it a Comeback  by Kevin De Young, et. al. - Almost a mini-course in systematic theology plus social issues facing believers today. Great resource for any age but particularly for younger believers. 7. Living for God's Glory, An Introdu...