Category: Lux Venit Reading Group

Fighting Anxiety with Faith in Future GraceMost of what makes me anxious on a day-to-day basis doesn’t make its way onto the blog. I know how tempting it is to read one woman’s blog and think that she has it all together. I do that with several of my favorite bloggers. So, lest you think…

In Chapter 2, Piper continues building his case that radical Christian living is fueled by a forward-looking, expectant faith in God’s grace rather than a backwards-looking gratitude for God’s past grace. He begins this chapter with an explanation of utang na loob, a Filipino mind-set “which dictates that the recipient of a good act or…

Gratitude, The Debtor’s Ethic, and Faith Coming to terms with the author: Gratitude — exists because sometimes things come to us without price or payment; created by God to be a spontaneous expression of pleasure in the gift and the good will of another; an echo of grace; does not nullify a free gift. The…

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Back in February of this year, I floated an idea for women to read good books and blog about them together. The response from LV readers was greater than I expected! And in March we started reading The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace. We finally finished it (after 21 weeks!) in August. 21 weeks is…