"Need of Grace"

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The Cross and Criticism

I stumbled across an EXCELLENT essay called "The Cross and Criticism" by Dr. Alfred J. Poirier on how Christians should receive, give, and view criticism... the biblical way. I highly recommend reading it - you will be convicted, rebuked, challenged, encouraged and comforted all at the same time. Here's a small excerpt:

In light of God's judgment and justification of the sinner in the cross of Christ, we can begin to discover how to deal with any and all criticism. By agreeing with God's criticism of me in Christ's cross, I can face any criticism man may lay against me. In other words, no one can criticize me more than the cross has. And the most devastating criticism turns out to be the finest mercy. If you thus know yourself as having been crucified with Christ, then you can respond to any criticism, even mistaken or hostile criticism, without bitterness, defensiveness, or blameshifting. Such responses typically exacerbate and intensify conflict, and lead to the rupture of relationships. You can learn to hear criticism as constructive and not condemnatory because God has justified you.

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Are you a FAKE, a FOUL, or a FAITHFUL friend?

Kevin DeYoung, writer of "DeYoung, Restless, and Reformed" blog, has some insight on what the Bible has to say about friendships.

Read the full article HERE. 

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Only One Right Person

Joshua Harris on a day we all look forward to: “Everybody else in heaven will be wrong in a million different ways about a million different things. The Bible tells us that only those who trusted in Jesus Christ, who turned from sin and believed in him, will be in God’s presence. But on a host of secondary matters, we’ll all discover how much we got wrong.”

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Only One Right Person

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Date Night Photos!

The hubby and I had 3 minutes to get some photos in before we rushed off to our movie (we saw "The Rise of the Planet of the Apes"... it was actually really good!) I decided to get all dolled-up for our date - I usually don't wear this much makeup, but I was in the makeup mood this time! Here are a couple of shots we got (some cute and some crazy)!! {:{:{eNjoY}:}:}

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Will We Protect the Little Ones?

John Knight: “Prenatal tests are not the problem. The problem is the bias of our culture against the lives of little ones born with Down syndrome. Our culture does not think that these littles ones should be given the opportunity to live.”

Will We Protect the Little Ones?

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My Summertime Flower Crochet Earrings

My first pair of crochet earrings... free-handed with no pattern. I made these several months ago, but for some reason never had to chance to upload the pics. So here's the finished result!

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How Big Is the Universe?

The universe has always fascinated me. The sheer beauty and enormity of it has never ceased to leave me speechless. As a matter of fact, I've wanted to be an astrophysicist since my early years in elementary school. I remember asking my parents if they would buy me astronomy books (and not the ones for kids, but for adults!), posters of the galaxy and stars to hang up in my room, and even glow in the dark star stickers to place all over my bedroom ceiling. Whenever I'd watch television, I would search for anything space-related as my top choice of program. Most frequently, they appeared on PBS, NOVA, or the Discovery Channel (thank God for these TV channels)!  In college, I was privileged with the opportunity to take an astronomy course, and to this day, I have all the text books and notes from that class - it was by far my favorite course.  I was drawn in by the mystery and transcendence of it all. The only reason why I'm not an astrophysicist today is because I didn't want to have to take all of the higher levels of calculus and physics just to get to the really cool stuff. I felt like it would strip me of my passion for the limitless skies I so adored since childhood.

So, naturally, when I came across this blog post by Tim Challies, I got super excited. Take a minute to read it HERE, and let your mind be amazed by the vast power, absolute authority, and majesty of our Creator.

The Hubble Space Telescope peered deep into the universe and spotted a bunch of galaxies, each containing hundreds of billions of stars!

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"Man's Great End"

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Man's Great End

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