Posted in Uncategorized on June 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I know things have been quiet around here for a long time, but a lot has been going on in my life during the past months. Ben and I are already approaching 2 months of marriage, and still haven’t gotten into a normal routine yet, although we’re shooting to start tomorrow. More recently (Tuesday, June [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The smell of supper fills our kitchen as I take a break after a few hours of cooking and cleaning. For my efforts, dinner is essentially ready. Cheesy scalloped potatoes wait in the refrigerator to be baked, and the chicken continues to cook in the crock pot, where it will remain for at least another [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 26, 2008 | 8 Comments »
A little over three years ago, Ben Murch drove his brother and sister to meet me. We exchanged hellos, but there was not even a hand shake. Three years ago, Ben Murch came to Florida with his sister and they stayed at my house. I thought he was a nice guy, but did not even [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged death, heart attack on February 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I found out this evening that my aunt’s ex-husband died of a massive heart attack yesterday afternoon. Even though they were divorced, he kept in touch with my mom. He left behind three children: one adult son, one teenage son, and a young daughter. They are all taking it very hard, as you can imagine. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Ben, Bok Sanctuary, love, Valentine's Day on February 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This was our third Valentine’s Day as a couple, but the first one we’ve actually been together for! For various reasons I didn’t think we were going to do anything, but Ben surprised me Thursday morning (of last week), and invited me to have a picnic with him to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Of course, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged eternity, God, hell, Jesus, salvation, scripture on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »
I received a comment from a reader on my Thanksgiving post, in which I stated that “I deserve nothing but eternal torment in the lake of fire.” She wrote,
Why do you deserve eternal torment? Have you committed horrible sins though you are so young? Why do you think that you are such a dreadful sinner?
I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dogs, pets on January 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Christmas shortly after I turned 5 (Christmas of 1996), my parents got two puppies. I had never had a pet before, and was shocked to open a box on Christmas morning containing two dog bowls, two leashes, two collars, and a video. They put the video in the VCR and it was of them [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 8, 2008 | No Comments »
I have decided to participate in the first Quest at HeartThoughts Retreat; that is, to read 10 books in 2008. I’m listing books that I’m not reading for church or school. The following is my list:
Christian Living:
-The Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan
-E.M. Bounds on Prayer
-Spurgeon on Prayer & Spiritual Warfare
Philosophy :
-Religion, Reason, and Revelation, by [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I don’t know how many of you have been to the Heart Thoughts retreat website, but after looking through it, I’m excited to be around there more often. It’s run by Natalie Klein, who also runs YLCF.org, one of my favorite websites. One of the features that seems like it will be much fun is [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged antinomianism, Purpose Drive Life, Rick Warren on January 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In response to my post, “False Prophet of Purpose Driven Fame,” Mr. Abanes wrote:
You wrote: “But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed (anathema, or eternally damned). As we said before, so say I now again, If [...]
