Tag Archive: Nanoblog

Faith Doesn’t Erase Hurt

My friends Ben and Nancy shared this quote from Nancy Guthrie’s book “Holding on to Hope.” In it she recounts losing her baby to a rare genetic disorder: “The day after we buried Hope, my husband said to me, ‘You…

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Prayers Do Not Die

My friend Lucy shared this quote on prayer by E.M. Bounds to encourage me regarding the passing of my mother. Mom truly was a woman of prayer this truth blessed me: “The [woman] who has done the most and the…

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Help Me Choose a Chapter

My publisher has very kindly given me permission to post another free, downloadable chapter from Dug Down Deep. But I’d love to get your help deciding which chapter to use. Here’s the table of contents. Just leave a comment telling…

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Be Careful How You Count

Mark Batterson writes, “Numbers are a dangerous thing. They help us measure things, but measuring in the spiritual realm isn’t always a healthy or holy thing. In one sense, we count people because people count. I get that. But there…

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Tragedy Into Blessing

My friend Ken shared this quote by R.C. Sproul: “God, in his providence, has the power and the will to work all things together for good for his people. This does not mean that everything that happens to us is,…

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Britt Merrick

In a meeting this year of the Gospel Coalition I met Britt Merrick, a pastor and the leader of the  Reality movement of churches. I was impressed by his passion for Jesus, God’s word and the work of the Holy…

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CJ Mahaney Impersonation

If you’ve ever seen CJ preach you’ll enjoy this impersonation performed at the recent Resolved Conference in California. …

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Self-Righteousness Defined

“Self-righteousness is being more aware of and irritated by the sins of others than you are conscious of and grieved by your own.” – @PaulTripp…

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My Eric Metaxas Month

Started reading Eric Metaxas’ new book Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. Really enjoying it. Discovered that Metaxas also wrote the bio of Wilberforce called Amazing Grace so I ordered that one, too. Then I decided to take the Wilberforce bio…

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Ingredients in a Twinkie

Photographer Dwight Eschliman has taken pictures of the 37 or so ingredients in a Twinkie. No wonder those things have a shelf life of 400 years. They’re plastic! And now I understand why my mom never let me have them….

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