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In Celebration of Jane Austen’s 250th Birthday
It’s Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, and her writing remains as fresh, endearing, insightful, and convicting as ever. I genuinely love reading Austen’s novels, and have lost count of how many times I’ve reread Emma and Pride and Prejudice in particular. But I know that reading her work can be daunting. Hopefully the following post will…
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Salt & Light
Every time it snows and I have to make the early journey to church, I am reminded of this passage and post. Salt and light are always useful, but living in Iowa has helped me see them for what they really are: essential to life.
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What If I Don’t Like My Church’s Music?
When visiting Crossway’s headquarters over the summer, the publishing team and I were chatting about how wonderful God’s timing is. Without necessarily planning to do so, Crossway ended up releasing several resources for musical worship within the same few months including The Sing! Hymnal, Spirit-Filled Singing: Bearing Fruit as We Worship Together, and What If…
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Stopped Pipes & Stubborn People
Pipe organs are temperamental instruments. True to their name, they seem to live—and die—like biological beasts. They fluctuate with humidity and temperature. The smallest bits of dust can set them wheezing. Occasionally they refuse to play—or to stop playing—for no clear reason, and never when convenient. Knowing that a freshly-tuned organ awaited me, I was…
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Suggestions for All Saints
A couple of years ago, my husband and I were watching The Chosen. We were tentatively optimistic to see so many people enjoying the story of Jesus in place of other entertainment options. But then we watched our final episode: Season 2, Episode 6: “Unlawful.” In this episode, Mary Magdalene succumbs to temptation and returns…
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How Church Could (Literally) Save Your Life
Group projects were the bane of my life throughout school. I would work myself into a frenzy, usually with one other enthusiastic peer and a bunch of—let’s just be honest—freeloaders who received the benefit of my grade without suffering the turmoil of my toil. I also disliked parties, usually finding ways to not attend if…
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No Longer Science Fiction: Seeing vs. Viewing
If you’re not familiar with the work of Isaac Asimov, you should be. Considered the “world maestro of science fiction,” Asimov held a doctorate in biochemistry before retiring to work as a full-time author. His interests were far-ranging, leading him to not only write wildly successful science-fiction stories but various textbooks, a sprawling history of…
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Who Am I To Question My Captain’s Orders?
Envy reared its ugly head yesterday. Just last week, I felt an overwhelming sense of contentment, an overdue realization that I want for nothing. I could write an obnoxiously verbose post where I list things I am grateful for, but as that would likely make very dull reading for the rest of you, I’ll keep…
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A Prayer for Worshiping with Self-Control
You might be surprised to find that Scripture does not only connect singing to joy and celebration but to sobriety and discipline (see Ephesians 5 and Colossians 3). And so, here is a final prayer for musical worship based on the ninth fruit of the Spirit: self-control. Heavenly Father, you command us to “rejoice always,”…
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