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When to Marinate This Thanksgiving
Pale, flabby, and slimy—that’s what raw chicken is. And the piece of fowl staring at me through a plastic bag on my kitchen counter was no exception. A past “Cooking Lesson with New Wife” involved learning to marinate—which, believe it … Continue reading
Routines Are the New Ruts
I struggle with change. I struggle with the uncertainty that change brings. So, I must love ruts and boredom, right? No. I don’t like those either. Call me the Proverbs 27:20 man whose eyes are never satisfied. When change comes, … Continue reading
Don’t Freak Out: Overcoming Worry
What are you afraid of? What do you worry about? What are you trying to control? Don’t allow these things to rule your life. Instead, take a couple of steps to evict fear and worry from your mind in favor of more Christ-centered tenants.
This spring, we’re taking our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders through a series called Thinking Like Christ. Based on John Vandegriff’s helpful book In the Arena of the Mind, we’re encouraging students to recognize the sinful patterns of thinking that exist in their lives and to replace those patterns with the forms of thinking outlined in Philippians 4:8. The goal of this study is to help kids use their minds in ways that will produce godly habits of living. Continue reading
Are You a Disney Villain?
I doubt you’ve ever reacted to a personal slight by finding the nearest baby and placing a curse on it. But I wonder if you’ve ever responded to someone who offended you by trying to take that person down a peg or two. When we make choices like this–ridiculous though it may seem–we behave just like a Disney villain. And it all begins with our thinking.
This spring, we’re taking our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders through a series called Thinking Like Christ. Based on John Vandegriff’s helpful book In the Arena of the Mind, we’re encouraging students to recognize the sinful patterns of thinking that exist in their lives and to replace those patterns with the forms of thinking outlined in Philippians 4:8. The goal of this study is to help kids use their minds in ways that will produce godly habits of living.
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Change This First
If you were going to focus on changing just one area of your life, which area do you think would produce the greatest degree of spiritual growth? Continue reading
