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Heaven on Earth: Capturing Jonathan Edwards’s Vision of Living in Between
“In Heaven we will enjoy perfect, unbroken fellowship with the Triune God. We will relish the glory of God. We will savor the sweetness of Christ. We will have perfect fellowship with the Holy Spirit…bickering, complaining, and acts of injustice will all have fallen away. Peace and harmony and justice will be the order. We…
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Book Clubs
Last summer I thought I would read Oprah’s recommendations for her book club. She picked three by William Faulkner. I thought I might enjoy them considering he is thought to be one of the greats of American Literature. However, I found myself so depressed last summer because of those books! I should have known better…
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Sisters in Christ
My dear friend Lisa called the other day to encourage me. In our conversation she mentioned that she visited my blog and noticed that I like John Piper. Well, there just happened to be a group of ladies in her church reading God Is the Gospel. “They meet on Tuesday evenings at so-and-so’s house, I…
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Review: Faithful Women and Their Extraordinary God by Noel Piper
Go into your local Christian bookseller and you will find the women’s interest section overflowing with “help” for today’s busy woman, homemaking woman, single woman, frazzled woman, (insert your own adjective here) woman, but there are few that will encourage all women equally well. Faithful Women and Their Extraordinary God by Noel Piper is one…
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Peace with God
I am reading Peacemaking Women by Tara Klena Barthel and Judy Dabler. So far, so good. Right now I’d say that EVERY woman should read this book. The authors are honest–about the subject, their own struggles, and female relationships. They put no confidence in the flesh, only in the grace and mercy of God. I,…
Leslie Wiggins 