New this week at Tuning-My-Heart.com: Work Out Your Salvation with Fear and Trembling- This post on Philippians 2:12-13 was particularly challenging for me to write this week. Two verses that contain so much for life and godliness. Holding Fast- Philippians 2:14-16 Paul encourages us to hold fast to the word of life. A Drink Offering- Paul talks about being offered as a drink offering in Philippins 2:17-18 Bread in Five Minutes a Day?- Really? I share my experience with Leo Hertzberg and Zoe Francois' method for making Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. Favorites from around the Web: What's at the Center of Your Life- Courtney at Good Morning Girls is one of my favorite bloggers and it is from her that I learned about the SOAP method of Bible Study. She is currently going through the Gospel of Luke. This post just hit me where I am at this week, thinking about how to live my life in this world as a bond-servant of Jesus Christ. -When Helping Hurts- This is the second time this book has been brought to my attention in recent weeks. Good review here. I think it will be going on my must read list, and I would love to hear what you all think about short-term mission trips. Getting back in the swing of managing a home and a job and making time for all those things that I love to do has left me with little to share this week as far as fun stuff. That is not to say that I am not having fun. But my quilt room door has been closed all week, and I need to get in there and do some work. I am happy that I am finding time to continue writing as that is so important to me and my growth as a follower of Jesus. I think I am going to have to develop some recipes that are ready to eat when we get home on the days I go into the office. I only work six hours a day, but carpooling with my guys means I am in Abilene from 7:30 in the morning to 5pm. I think I will have to start planning on having meals prepared on my days off that can stretch to those three days that I work. One of the things I am anxious to try is five minute a day pizza dough. You can read my review of this method under the recipe tab here. I ordered a copy of Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day because it will be so much better than picking up a pizza on our way home if I have the dough and toppings ready to be put together and baked in the oven. I love Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois' other book Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day and I think I will find this one equally inspiring. We continue to enjoy spring...or is it summer...or is it winter here in Texas. We went from 94 to 29 in less than 12 hours this week. Woke up to freezing rain on Wednesday morning. Thankfully all the plants we had added to the gardens seemed to have survived. As I write this, it is 81 according to my thermometer. The flowers are looking good and I went out an Blessings!
Deb
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New on the Site This Week From A Quilter's Life: A Star is Born and a Tutorial too. From Sitting At His Feet: Philippians 1:25-27... Making Progress Philippians 1:28-30...How to Face Opponents Prayer Labyrinth-came across something new and share my thoughts This link was shared with me yesterday, John MacArthur's thoughts on contemplative prayer- He has written a lot about prayer on his site Grace to You.org that I have enjoyed in the past. From Recipes: Beef Stroganoff Spaetzle Things That Made Me Smile This Week -celebrating 29 years of marriage to the man of my dreams. -baby footprints on a pot. -finding a stash of chocolate I had hidden from myself...in plain sight. -remembering where I put that thing I forgot I lost. My favorite thought provoking posts this week from around the web... Rob Bell, Homosexuality, and the New Cultural Acceptance -"This is not a new problem. It’s a new face to an old problem. The church is being called to capitulate. Professing believers have done just that, with prominent examples coming to mind from the nineteenth- and twentieth-centuries. We know full well how this plays out. If we acquiesce to the culture, we will soon become a more religious version of the culture. On the other hand, if we stand fast in the power of God’s Spirit, we may lose some influence, some cache, some power. But we will honor the Lord." Owen Strachen makes some very good points that are worth a read. Praying for Politicians - "The church must be involved, but not in the way we so often have been. When the church seeks political power, the church inevitably ends up being corrupted. Creating or supporting particular political parties, policies, or philosophies is not the way of Christ. For the church to be identified with one political party is a sure-fire recipe for disaster.Does that mean we are doomed to be pious pietists, huddling in our small groups as the world rots, just waiting for the Lord to return? God forbid. The Bible gives us very clear instructions on how we are to participate in the political process—" David Robertson hits the nail on the head in this piece. Ken and I made a trip to Austin over spring break in part to visit the special exhibit at the LBJ Library on the UT campus. It was a beautiful day for a drive to that area as the trees were blossoming and the spring flowers in full bloom. We started our day in Austin with lunch a Maggiano's Little Italy. It was delicious as always. The Zilker Botanical Garden is another favorite Austin destination for us. There were faerie gardens hidden along our path, winding trails leading over stones to jump, bridges to cross and stairs to climb. There is even a bit of history in an old Swedish pioneer's cabin on the grounds. We always find things to delight us there.
Scrapbooking Time! We had a full house with the kids all showing up to help us celebrate 29 years of marriage. Samantha brought along her scrapbooking supplies. I wish I had taken a picture of all of us around the dining room table cutting and pasting our memories together. Of course all this scrapbooking meant we had to make a run to the craft store for supplies-it is so nice to have a girl along for these things so I am not the only one drooling over everything in sight. Our guys are very patient with us!
Happy Friday, Deb |
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