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    buggy blog

    I don’t know what’s going on with this blog… so… unless it really changes, maybe I’ll just post things on my site.  This one’s pretty buggy.

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    Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;” 1Timothy 4.1-2

  • Motherhood - Potpourri

    motherhood means dying to self

    I’m often surprised at the events or changes each season brings.  Sort of like knowing that snow’s coming but not realizing how cold it will feel or how distracting it will be. Bcz this isn’t the first time or the second or the third… I knew it would be hard to say another goodbye-for-now to Timothy this morning.  I knew the children would be sad and we’d all go through the litany of wouldda-shouldda-couldda dones.  And, I knew I’d run the gamut of emotions as I helped with last minute stuff and stood on the porch waving i-love-you’s and goodbyes.…

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    note:

    Slice of Laodicea is now Christian Research Net! IMNSHO, it’s the best of the best church, social, trend, etc., etc. commentary. It’s truly a go getta cuppa site!!

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    family size

    On trying to have as many children as you can… I’ve always thought that that’s a pretty condescending statement made to moms of many by people who limit family size or think family size ought to be restricted. Actually, in all truthfulness, I’ve also thought for a long time that birth-control is for people who ought not be getting pregnant for ___________ reasons. You can fill in the blank there, but words like affair, unmarried, adultery, etc., etc. come to mind. I used to say that “birth-control” is for people who shouldn’t get pregnant. And I never meant bcz of…

  • Potpourri - The Church Today

    the peculiar path

    And it has been sort of a peculiar path we’ve traveled over the last few years – one, that for a variety of reasons, I’m not sure I’d ever have chosen early on in our life, but one I’m thankful to be traveling now. And this morning I read an article that resonates well with our experience. I haven’t talked a lot about “home-churching” bcz it tends to be one of those sort of “volatile” subjects – you know, the home birth vs. hospital, or unmedicated brith vs. medicated, home-school vs. public school and on and on. Also, when sort…

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    Hey… a little friend is in the News!

    ENN, that is! A little friend of ours shares a bit about their little town, Dichton, on the Everyday News Network. A division of the Vision Forum, the Everyday News Network, presents short video stories highlighting everyday things of family life. Every family can benefit from the seeing and hearing of others’ “everyday events” and stories of life in other families. I share more about this in my “Slices of Life.”

  • Potpourri - The Church Today

    A letter from LightHouse Trails

    I received this letter from Lighthouse Trails today. Interesting. —-ps This story is a follow up to our previous AFA articles that you may view here. American Family Association’s Resource Center is now including categories in their Spiritual Growth section (*see note below) titled: “Mysticism,” “Contemplative Life,” and “Spiritual Formation.” As we have reported in the past, AFA has been aware that many of the books they sell on their site promote pantheism, altered states of consciousness (i.e., the silence), Eastern mysticism, etc. Emails to numerous customers from AFA staff, as well as AFA president Tim Wildmon, indicated that these…

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    Another year…

    Praise the LORD! And may He be honoured and blessed throughout the 2007 year. Psalm 65 1 Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed. 2 O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. 3 Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. 4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. 5 By terrible things in…