At the intersection of the grace of God and the grit of life: where change happens!

April 2011

Over the years, I have thought and read about how to be more effective mentoring women in our churches particularly.  The more I observe how to do it, the more sensitive I am to the times we mess up. It’s not that I have come up with all these original ideas of how to spiritually [...]

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On Easter Sunday, we were discussing the results of the resurrection.  We all are well aware of the importance of the cross and Christ’s payment for our sin as the perfect sacrifice. THE BENEFITS OF THE RESURRECTION When the topic gets to the resurrection, the room gets quieter when we try to put into words [...]

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MERCY WAS NOT CHEAP!…

by Martha on April 22, 2011

in blogging,gospel of grace

CONTEMPT!  Not a topic I am prone to think about often, particularly in relation to the Easter season.  Recently, I’ve been re-reading a favorite Dan Allender/Tremper Longman book: Cry of the Soul. No, it’s not one of the puritans, close…written in 1994…*smile* If you have never read any of the books these two good friends have [...]

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Mae, I’m sure you have been inundated with a lot of well-meaning advice as I was when I married.  At the time, I remember thinking, “Do you mean that all I have to do to have a happy marriage is to  __________?”  (Fill in the blank with whatever the advice is.) Imagine my shock (and [...]

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Happy Birthday, Martha! Wow, this is a big one – 65!                                                                                      About a [...]

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