I conclude this four-part series (click to read part 1, part 2, and part 3) with three final tips on leading your family in daily devotions. Sing really, really exuberantly … whatever that looks like. It’s a great blessing to see and hear children sing to the Lord with complete abandon. We are a musically-inclined…

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Last week I started a series of ideas for making memorizing verses of the Bible easier, more fun, more effective. I’ve got four more for you this week. Start with the easy. Some passages are easier to remember than others, so I recommend that you start with an easier one before diving into a more…

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I harvested this basil Thursday evening. It looks more like oregano. Trust me – it smells like basil, it purees into beautiful pesto, and tastes fabulous. But it’s puny. Anyone know what might be wrong with it?

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It’s fall here. Sort of. We’ve had a very dry summer, followed by more dry. Indian summer. The grass is dead, except for the weeds And the crazy watering-people’s lawns. We aren’t crazy. We don’t water our grass with drinking water. Do you ever think about that? We shower in drinking water. We wash our…

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I was independent, unwilling to yield my plans and goals, trapped in self-love, enslaved to the autonomy lie. I’ve written long of my disintegrated faith, depression, questions, search. I could see God’s footprints through my life. I had a four-year degree from a Christian college, memorized dozens of verses, spent my life in church —…

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Some of you know that this year I committed to memorizing some of the Bible. I started out with the very ambitious goal of memorizing the entire book of Philippians. I’ll be honest — I bit off more than I could chew. Instead, I’ve decided to work on much shorter sections for awhile. I’ve memorized…

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