TGCW12 Session 3: John Piper, In the Throne Room: The God of Holiness and Hope
John Piper, “In the Throne Room: The God of Holiness and Hope” Is. 6 A new grasp of God, a taste for the majesty of God: my prayer is that God will do it for you as we look at Isaiah’s vision. May He...
View ArticleTGCW12 Session 4: Carrie Sandom, From a Miry Swamp: The God Who Comes and...
Carrie Sandom, “From a Miry Swamp: The God Who Comes and Delivers” Ps. 40 David is ensnared by his many sins, v. 12. He knows his sins are numerous and he is aware of them. He also has pressure from...
View ArticleTGCW12 Session 6: Nancy Leigh Demoss, On Another Mountain: The God Who Points...
Nancy Leigh Demoss, “On Another Mountain: The God Who Points to His Son” There is a danger of having heads that are full but hearts and lives that are empty. Sound theology should always, always lead...
View ArticleTGCW12 Session 7: Kathleen Nielson, Through the Open Door: The Transcendent...
Kathleen Nielson, “Through the Open Door: The Transcendent and Redeeming God” Rev. 4-5 These two chapters are like two acts of a play; Rev. 4 sets the stage and chapter 5 develops the drama. Two acts,...
View ArticleTGCW12 Session 8: Don Carson, Home at Last: The Spectacular God at the Center
Don Carson, “Home at Last: The Spectacular God at the Center” Revelation rarely quotes the rest of the Bible but nearly every verse alludes to it. Symbolism needs to be viewed on several axis. Imagine...
View ArticleHome again, home again
After what has to be one of the bumpiest flights in history (or at least in my limited experience), we arrived home in Alabama last night. And what a homecoming I had! My youngest son burst out the...
View ArticleHere is my God
The conference this past weekend was unlike any other I’ve attended. I’ve been something of a conference junkie in my past, having attended women’s conferences of all shapes and sizes and teachers and...
View ArticleWord-Based Ministry to Women
In her TGCW12 breakout session entitled “Word-Based Ministry to Women,” Nancy Guthrie asked “What will be the distinctive of your ministry to women?” Certainly there are a multitude of ways the current...
View ArticleIn which I drop names (and links) like hot potatoes
One of the most fun things among many fun things about The Gospel Coalition Women’s Conference was meeting up with bloggers I’d previously only known via their teeny tiny avatars (and their words, of...
View ArticleI am more than my motherhood
It seems women are everywhere. Whether we are talking about women’s issues in politics, women’s roles in church, or what defines a woman according to Biblical standards, women as subject seem to...
View ArticleMurphy’s law of blogging
I suppose it is an indication of my blog’s lack of a defining niche that whenever I return to the keyboard after several weeks’ hiatus, planned or unplanned, instead of just picking up with some wise...
View Article#TGCW14, ready or not!
In the morning my friends and I will board a plane bound for Orlando and the Gospel Coalition’s Women’s Conference! Woo hoo! I’ve spent most of the day packing and making such preparations as is...
View ArticleStatus Report, post #TGCW14 edition
Sitting…on my back porch. It is a gorgeous morning, a slightly unusual one for July in that the temperature and humidity are a little lower thus making it actually quite pleasant out here. For now. I...
View ArticleBring us the Book!
I’m writing today at Out of the Ordinary about Nancy Guthrie’s plenary message from Nehemiah 7 and 8… …that beautiful passage of Scripture where Ezra teaches the book of the law to the people and all...
View ArticleTrue spirituality
In her plenary session at The Gospel Coalition Women’s Conference, Kathy Keller made an observation regarding Nehemiah (whose book by the same name comprised the key text for the weekend) and his...
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