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The Grace of Deliverance

There is one final thing you need to know in order to understand the grace that has been bestowed on you: you are loved by a dissatisfied Redeemer. He will not rest from his work of grace until every last microbe of sin has been completely eradicated from every last cell of every last one of his children. And so he wars against sin on our behalf. We are never alone in our struggle for a single moment. We never have to deal with the temptations of a situation or relationship by ourselves. He is absolutely resolute in his determination that every one of his children will experience the complete spoils of the victory he gained over sin and death through his crucifixion and resurrection. You are blessed every day by his dissatisfaction. You are blessed every day that he does not grow discouraged, tired, or weary. You are blessed every day that he rules over all things for your sake. You are blessed every day that to cease from any of this he would have to deny himself, an...

Saturday Soundtrack - Tango Agricole

Follies and Nonsense #236

Ahhh. The good old days… ht: Grammarly on FB

Thankful Thursday

I am thankful for: - Mental concentration for my busiest work day of the week. - Trader Joe's triple gingersnap cookies topped with pumpkin cream cheese. - Quiet evenings for knitting and audio books. - My church. For the deep teaching bench. For a small group with good fellowship and good snacks.  - Christian counselors who offer a safe place to share one's sorrows. - Being in the already-but-not-yet. Sometimes living in this waiting period isn't always easy, but we walk by faith not by sight until our faith is sight. [Photo credit: Matthias Süßen [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons]

Out of the Ordinary: Be Good and Angry

It's my turn again at Out of the Ordinary : This world can be such a beautiful place. There are natural wonders that take our breath away. God has blessed us with relationships that fill us with joy. His kindness is seen in the seemingly insignificant moments of everyday life. But this world can also be a tragic place. Nothing has been exempt from the curse. We suffer from the effects of sin in our bodies. We suffer at the hands of one another. The sheer weight of the sorrow in this world is overwhelming if you stop and think about it. So sometimes it's easier to not think. It's tempting to turn off the news and move to a bunker in the wilderness just to get away from the injustice, greed, ambition, and corruption. But I don't think God has meant us to become hermits. We still live in this world even though we are not of it... Read more ….

Freudian Slip?

These are the quotes I posted yesterday: Quote #1: The woman's desire is to control her husband, to usurp his divinely appointed headship, and he must master her, if he can.  Quote #2: It was woman's nature to be ruled by man and her sickness to envy him. I will begin with the second quote. While not directly from Sigmund Freud, this is Betty Friedan's summary of his view of women. Freud is known for diagnosing (or misdiagnosing) the neuroses of women down to one common ailment -  envy of male reproductive anatomy. He also believed, "Nature has determined woman's destiny through beauty, charm, and sweetness. Law and custom have much to give women that has surely been withheld from them, but the position of women will surely be what it is: to youth, an adored darling and in mature years, a loved wife." Therefore, any desire outside of these confines, any desire for equality with man was only a symptom of her biological inferiority manifesting itself in ...

Guess who?

Quote #1:  The woman's desire is to control her husband, to usurp his divinely appointed headship, and he must master her, if he can.  Quote #2:  It was woman's nature to be ruled by man and her sickness to envy him. I'll post the answers tomorrow. Hint: These statements are from two different people.  Photo credit: By Richtom80 (Image:Nuvola apps filetypes.png) [LGPL (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons