By faith we'll walk as You walk with us.                   -photo by joy m., 2003

It's that time of year again. Time to reprint one of these and fill in the blanks for the year ahead. What a helpful exercise it has been this past year! So as to keep it from being a wasted effort, Matt suggested we review it together each quarter and see if we were making progress... Continue Reading →

Sometimes going to sleep is a fearful thing. With our three precious ones snug in their beds, it's hard to close my eyes and surrender to the vulnerability that comes with sleeping because I know all that could happen in this sinful, dark world around us. That's why last night what made me drift off... Continue Reading →

Holy Child who chose the hearts of menTo be His favoured homeLeaving heaven’s gates for BethlehemGod came to call His ownNow to us the highest King is bornBehold the Royal SonGlory kneels to mend all that is tornThe promised Child has comeJoy and pain as man He knew on earthNo place to lay His headAs... Continue Reading →

The Lord your God is in your midst,a mighty one who will save;he will rejoice over you with gladness;he will quiet you by his love;he will exult over you with loud singing.                                -Zephaniah 3.17

I've never been good at math, but I really want and need to be good at this kind of math!Giving Thought to Gospel 'Math': Why Jesus + Nothing = Everythinghttp://www.desiringgod.org/player.js?deepLinkEmbedCode=w2eGNyMTrdXgMUVKndA8C-cvqqjj6H23&autoplay=1&embedCode=w2eGNyMTrdXgMUVKndA8C-cvqqjj6H23

26th27th28th29th 30th31stWe only have digital pics from the past 5 years, but I remember some things about the past 9 birthdays we've celebrated together. They are marked by different ways we've celebrated...where we went, what we ate, and gifts you received. But the thing I remember most as I look through the pictures and think back... Continue Reading →

During Summer Bible Conference in 2006, Pastor Dan Davey spoke on the topic of preparing our hearts to hear the Word of God in corporate worship. He passed out a sheet called "Take Heed How You Hear" by John Piper. On the sheet are 10 practical preparations. The sheet has served me well on Sunday mornings... Continue Reading →

Guess it's time to start buckling him in!

Wow! The house was so quiet today. It was nice hearing the little things that a 2-year old does. It's not that she was doing anything different than normal. It's just that it was actually noticeable today! I heard little feet walking around in shoes that were way too big for her. I heard the... Continue Reading →

brother, sister, parent, child... Christ, our God, to Thee we raise, this our hymn of grateful praise!"