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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Soul Nourishment #2

"Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul." -Psalm 66:16


"The society. . . . is more oriented to the work and play of adults than to the care and nurture of children." -Steve and Candice Watters


"The Christian life is about conforming our lives to the image of Christ; to mature beyond a lump of self-centered sinfulness to an icon of self-sacrificial sainthood.  What, in my view, is the most direct and intentional path to that end?  In a word, parenthood.  No other experience in life frees us from the downward spiral of a self-centered existence." - Steve and Candice Watters


Are You Mom Enough?
"God’s mathematics of grace: Mom (never enough) + God (infinitely enough) = Mom enough." - Rachel Pieh Jones


The Everyday Question of Motherhood
"At the center is one question: Will I sacrifice?" - Christine Hoover


10 Resolutions for Mental Health
"...a blessing to your soul, I offer them for your joy." - John Piper


Don't Give Up
"We all long for rest and refreshment. That’s a God-given longing that he promises to fulfill: 'I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish' (Jeremiah 31:25)." -Jon Bloom

Mark Driscoll sermon: The Respectful Wife 2/5/12

"Discipline doesn't begin with punishment, but with instruction." -Paul Washer

"God settles the solitary in a HOME; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land." -Psalm 68:6


"He gives the barren woman a HOME, making her the joyous mother of children.  Praise the Lord! -Psalm 113:9


"She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness." -Proverbs 31:27


"And behold, the woman meets him, dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart.  She is loud and wayward; Her feet do not stay at HOME; now in the street, now in the market, and at every corner she lies in wait." -Proverbs 7:10-12


"Every wife has one thing in common: her husband is an imperfect man... I'm just encouraging you to make the daily spiritual choice of focusing on qualities for which you feel thankful... Guys rise to praise." -Gary Thomas


"What is the key element in spiritual warfare?  According to Scripture, it is human minds. (2 Corinthians 11:3, 10:3-5)  It is people's thought life that is the arena in which our spiritual battles are won or lost." -Andreas Kostenberger


Radical Womanhood: Feminine Faith in a Feminist World
Read this book this week - highly recommend! 


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