John Piper: A Challenge to Women....

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1. That all of your life—in whatever calling—be devoted to the glory of God.
2. That the promises of Christ be trusted so fully that peace and joy and strength fill your soul to overflowing.
3. That this fullness of God overflow in daily acts of love so that people might see your good deeds and give glory to your Father in heaven.
4. That you be women of the Book, who love and study and obey the Bible in every area of its teaching. That meditation on Biblical truth be the source of hope and faith. And that you continue to grow in understanding through all the chapters of your life, never thinking that study and growth are only for others.
5. That you be women of prayer, so that the Word of God would open to you; and the power of faith and holiness would descend upon you; and your spiritual influence would increase at home and at church and in the world.
6. That you be women who have a deep grasp of the sovereign grace of God undergirding all these spiritual processes, that you be deep thinkers about the doctrines of grace, and even deeper lovers and believers of these things.
7. That you be totally committed to ministry, whatever your specific role, that you not fritter your time away on soaps or ladies magazines or aimless hobbies, any more than men should fritter theirs away on excessive sports or aimless diddling in the garage. That you redeem the time for Christ and his Kingdom.....

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the good book.

a blog written by various Talbot Seminary professors.
this is a gem. a dream come true. i love it.

an article on expository preaching, that is, preaching verse by verse/chapter by chapter rather than topical. I've enjoyed this type of preaching within the last few years because i really feel as though i gain more understanding of the storyline of the Bible. things make more sense and it's easier to see how different parts of the Bible are related through this type of preaching.


but that might just be me.

prayer.

saw this on pastor john piper's twitter today:

"It is atheism to pray and not to wait in hope."
-Richard Sibbes

my pastor's recent facebook status.

May it always serve as a reminder when you hear someone start to pray for you that Jesus never stops praying for you (Hebrews 7:25)

tim chaddick's facebook.

truth.

"All the longer you delay repentance, the more your sin gets strength and rooting. If you cannot bend a twig, how will you be able to bend it when it is a tree?"
-Richard Baxter

praying.

I have a lot of things to be praying about right now.

One includes my friend Nicole. She's moving to Utah to do ministry to women who are leaving Polygamy. My heart is/was/will always be partly in Utah. It's a hard place to be. Nicole is amazing and has such a huge heart for this ministry and the people there. She already worked there this last summer, you can read about it here, and yet God has called her again to Utah. She graduated early, raised up enough support for a year or so, and is making the trek to UT tomorrow. Two friends, Leo and Nicole, who raised support to do Kingdom work. I love it.

The other includes my own journey. I'm looking forward to spending time this weekend with God to talk about all of it. I know what my passions are and I know what breaks my heart, yet I still have an uncertainty about life. I filled out some paperwork for Oakland yesterday. It's real. A temporary leave living as a missionary. I'm praying my heart does not become calloused towards sin, depravity, poverty, addiction, etc. I'm praying for a divine reliance on the Holy Spirit as Comforter and Teacher during that time.

I like praying for people too. If you ever need prayer, let me know. Honestly. I love interceding.

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