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Just [don't] follow your heart, girl

Posted by: whatsoever on: June 16, 2008

We’re girls. We have hearts. And they tend to beat to a pretty romantic, dreamy, emotional rhythm. But that’s okay, because that’s just how girls are, right?
But what if our hearts steer us wrong? Could they steer us wrong?
Suzanne Hadley reminds us that the heart is deceitful above all things. There’s only one true guidepost [...]

Not just a curse word

Posted by: whatsoever on: January 29, 2008

My church’s current sermon mini-series is a discussion on heaven and hell, scary topics that are frequently put into dark corners and left to grow dusty for fear people will be offended if forced to look at them in the clear light of day. But is that as it should be? And if that old [...]

Writing the Truth About Grace

Posted by: whatsoever on: August 16, 2007

Evaluating afresh how I meditate on the Scriptures, I was inspired to hunt out a short series of blog posts I remembered reading last year. The Five15 blog, a ministry to the youth of Sovereign Grace church, posted a three-post series on spiritual journalling. It contains simple tips that may inspire you in your approach to [...]

Spiritual Posture

Posted by: whatsoever on: July 23, 2007

AND LET US not grow weary of doing good. (Galatians 6:9)
About ten or so years ago our family learned a new phrase: Happy Backs. It was a little trainer in manners. Mum and Dad would use it (and sometimes still do) when we were slouching; it would be a cheery reminder to correct our posture.
I [...]

Bible reading plans

Posted by: whatsoever on: July 2, 2007

As Volume 9 #3 goes to print, I thought I’d pass on to you a nifty new Bible reading plan I discovered.
Looking for something to freshen up my daily reading {which can sometimes become ritualistic and thoughtless if I’m not actively pursuing it with passion and creativity}, I came across a weekly plan which works [...]