Here are just a few noteworthy reads discovered in the last week or so:
The Sabbath: The Antidote for Achievement Addicts.
Confessions of a Former Date Night Legalist.
And I saw this on Facebook and could identify! (I don’t know anything about the site on the graphic):
Happy Saturday!
It’s been quite a while since I’ve been able to share interesting links found in my reading. Probably everyone was too busy to read just as I was too busy to gather them. 🙂 Now that we’re back in a regular routine, here is some good reading for your perusal if you have time:
This time of year, there’s a lot written about spending time in the Bible – starting or renewing the habit. These are all good:
Strategizing “Time in the Word” for a New Year. Jen describes the differences between reading plans, Bible studies, and topical studies and when you might want to choose one over the other.
7 Ways to Approach Your Bible in 2016.
Ten Check-up Questions For the New Year.
Serpents, Seeds, and a Savior. Rich thoughts from Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth on Genesis 2-3 from the perspective of a newlywed.
Gluttony: Gospel Reflections for Foodies and Comfort Eaters. Very helpful way of looking at it.
Why Women Should Study Church History.
The Middle Years: There’s Good News, Too!
5 Ways You Are Ruining Your Child’s Life.
How to Make Reading Resolutions.
A couple about writing:
How to Outline a Novel (Even If You’re Not an Outliner)
Finally, for a smile or two -my son showed me this first video of a raccoon trying to wash cotton candy. It took him a few tries to figure it out. 🙂
And last of all, Susanne posted this yesterday:
Happy Saturday!
It’s a busy time of year, but I’ve found a bit of good reading online that I can recommend to you:
The Need to Be Prepared Robs You of the Delight of Doing. Nothing wrong with preparation, but sometimes we miss out by not being spontaneous.
Ten Ideas For Helping Children Fight Greed at Christmastime.
You Don’t Need a Date Night. Nearly everything you read about marriage says you do, but what you actually need is focused time together, no matter what you do. Date night work best for some couples, but other activities work better for many.
Good King Wenceslas. I love this carol and found this background to it very interesting.
Plan Your 2016 Devotions With a Bible Reading Calendar.
Should I Curtail Grandparent Gift-Giving?
Writing For an Audience of None.
Finally, someone posted this on Facebook, and I thought it was pretty funny. 🙂
This too…
Happy Last Weekend Before Christmas. 🙂
Here are some helpful reads discovered in the last couple of weeks:
God Actually Spoke to Me. Yes. God’s speaking to us through His Word is no less personal than His speaking to us orally.
Stubborn, Ceaseless Civil War, Part 1 and Part 2, from a former pastor about the battle with what the Bible calls our flesh.
Love and Marriage: The Narrowing.
10 Reasons Why You Should Underprogram Your Church.
Never Underestimate the Value of a Power Edit.
Happy Saturday!
With the 31 Days With Elisabeth Elliot series going on every day, I wasn’t sure whether additional posts during the week might be a bit much to keep up with; on the other hand, I don’t want to have an excessively long list of links to share at the end of the month, because I know that can be a bit much, too. So here are a few things I found of interest in the last couple of weeks:
How Your Bible Study Shapes Your Theology.
Hand in Hand, Heart Linked to Heart. A sweet piece about C. H. Spurgeon and his wife.
The Pinterest feed changes: How to see more of what you want to see. And why you’ll never see all of it. If, like me, you have been frustrated with changes at Pinterest, this article shares how to fix a couple of them, and the powers that be at Pinterest seem to have reached out to this blogger with an interest, so maybe some of the comments there will reach the ears of someone who can and will do something about it.
Happy Saturday!
I’ve always thought this was quite poignant for marriage, and in many ways applicable in other relationships as well. How we need to build up rather than tear down.
My second husband once said that a wife, if she is very generous, may allow that her husband lives up to eighty percent of her expectations. There is always the other twenty percent that she would like to change, and she may chip away at it for the whole of their married life without reducing it very much. She may, on the other hand, simply decide to enjoy the eighty percent, and both of them will be happy ( From Love Has a Price Tag).
Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. Romans 14:19
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Ephesians 4:29
See all the posts in this series here.
Here are a few interesting reads discovered in the last week or so:
33 Verses for Battling Fear and Anxiety.
The Presence of Greatness. “What the world calls damaged, deficient, broken, Jesus names beloved, beautiful, redeemed. What the world would throw away as useless, He honors and exalts, making the least into teachers of compassion, possessors of radiant faith, living parables of His truth. What the world considers great, isn’t. Not in the eternal scheme of things.”
Not Just For Kids — Adults Need It Too {Scripture Memory}. Lisa is starting a 31-day series on Tools to Memorize a Bible Chapter
Blood Moons and Biblical Discernment.
Winning the Heart of Your Wife.
5 Ways to Read a Blog Post Without Getting Your Jimmies Rustled.
Some Thoughts on the Reading of Books.
3 Steps to Publication…Guaranteed! is the title, but this is actually about good and bad ways to begin a novel.
Our Sunday School teacher showed us this last Sunday – a video of the true scale of the solar system. Pretty cool!
Short list this time, since it has only been a week since the last one, but hopefully a little easier to navigate.
Happy Saturday!
It has been quite a while since I have been able to do one of these, but here are some posts I’ve found interesting the last few weeks. Maybe you’ll enjoy one or two of them as well:
Planned Parenthood: Four Ways to Respond.
Explaining the Problem Does Not Eliminate the Problem.
Gentle Selfishness, HT to Challies. Guilty.
Are You Believing This Lie About Love?
A Right Theology of Fear (and Why You Need It.)
A few on mothering:
Talking to Your Kids About Same-Sex Marriage.
The Beginning of the Sacrifice of motherhood.
How Much Should a Mom Minster Outside the Home?
Hidden. God has a purpose in “hidden years.”
A few on online communication:
How Should Christians Comment Online?
An Embarrassing Week For Christians Sharing Fake News. Yes! Confirm before you share.
Why I Removed Extremely Effective Pop-ups From My Web Site. Yes! Wish everyone would do this!
What Makes Readers Lose Interest in a Blog?
Four Easy Ways to Create Quote Graphics for Facebook, Pinterest, and Your Blog. Do you use any of these, or any others? I’ve used Quozio a few times.
21 Self-Editing Secrets That Can Supercharge Your Manuscript.
In Zimbabwe, We Don’t Cry For Lions. HT to Challies. A different and refreshing perspective on the Cecil the Lion story.
Someone shared this on Facebook:
Amen! Happy Saturday!
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve shared some links that caught my eye. Here are the latest – hope you find something of interest:
As Somebody Somewhere Said. Good reasons to read the Bible as a whole rather than only parts of it.
Hoaxes and Hermeneutics. The need for learning how to interpret the Bible rightly.
How To Complain Without Grumbling. There’s a difference, and I am so glad to see someone finally say so.
Jesus Speaks Out For Marriage.
How the Gospel Ended My Same-Sex Relationship.
Do You Treat Your Husband Worse Than a Stranger?
5 Questions I Wish My Accountability Partner Would Ask Me. I am wary of accountability partner set-ups for several reasons, and while the author still recommends them, he advocates facets that are much more in line with Biblical accountability and relationships that what I usually see.
Twenty Years. A man’s reflection on twenty years of marriage.
Teach Your Children to Have Devotions. Wish I’d had something like this to read when mine were small.
It’s OK For Kids to Be Bored During Church.
Why Little Kids Need Big Biblical Words.
Cherishing and Protecting Our Freedoms.
4 Tips For Dealing With Procrastination.
Navigating the Challenges of Real Life Online. “If you share everything, you’re an exhibitionist. If you share nothing, you’re closed-off and unapproachable. If you share too many good things, you’re fake. If you share too many bad things, you’re a whiner.” Jenn discusses some principles and guidelines for finding balance here.
10 Things Photographers Hate With a Passion. I had never seen the dinosaur wedding thing before. Bizarre! I don’t agree with every point – I think some trendy or “as seen on Pinterest” requests are inevitable – but otherwise some good things for us to think about.
And I saw this on the C. S. Lewis Facebook Page.
Here are some noteworthy reads that caught my eye this week:
How to Prevent Brotherly Love.
Forgiveness: What If He Isn’t Sorry? Excellent, well thought-out, thorough article on this subject. Too many people have a glib answer to this which overlooks some Scriptural principles, so I am very happy to see some of this articulated.
Wedded Bliss: 10 Years Married to a Sports Addict. Good article about dealing with a husband’s hobbies. I don’t think a wife necessarily has to jump in and experience it with him – I think it’s ok to have some different tastes – but there are great thoughts here about how to “honor his appropriate pursuit of” his hobby rather than attempting to “manipulate, belittle, or guilt him away from the thing he loves.” And of course this works with the husband in regard to the wife’s interests as well.
Introverts in the Dearest Place on Earth, HT to Challies.
You Can Avoid This Rookie Writing Error.
My cousin shared this helpful graphic for which holiday honors which service people:
Of course, it’s good to honor those who protect and defend our country at every opportunity.
Happy Saturday!
Stray Thoughts 