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Interview with Paul Tripp & Justin Holcomb: Marriage, Parenting, and Grace

Here’s a great interview from The Resurgence. Justin Holcomb and Paul Tripp cover everything from dating to parenting and all the grace between. Paul Tripp is author of What Did You Expect?: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage and Justin Holcomb is author of Rid of My Disgrace. Original post from The Resurgence.

Background:

  • Paul Tripp’s Life: 0:20
  • Daily Drive for the Gospel: 1:15
  • Scholar, Counselor, Pastor: 2:45
  • The Relationship between Law and Grace: 3:44

Marriage and the Gospel

  • Law, Gospel, and Marriage: 7:00
  • The Power of Worship in Marriage: 9:45
  • What Is Our Hope in a Broken Marriage? 13:04
  • How Do I Know If I Have Flawed Dating Expectations? 14:15
  • Importance of a Lifestyle of Repentance and Forgiveness: 17:40
  • Why We Get Angry With Our Spouses: 19:12

Parenting in Grace

  • Parenting in Faith: 20:25
  • How to Discipline Children through the Gospel: 25:08
  • Having Sexuality Conversations with Your Kids: 32:00

People Can Change

  • What Happens with Pornography in Marriage: 37:55
  • Can People Really Change? 43:57
  • Grace Is a Process, Not an Event: 48:08
  • Encouragement for Ministry Work: 55:06
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December 14, 2011 | Posted in: Marriage,Parenting,The Gospel | Author: Angie Cheatham @ 8:00 am | 0 Comments »

Video: Piper’s Thoughts on the End of the Year

Desiring God has been a significant ministry to the church and we know many of you share our appreciation. We encourage you to watch this video to hear John Piper’s reflection about the passing of time, and share in his excitement about what God has done in the past and his anticipation regarding what God will do in the future.

Read John Piper’s letter that accompanies this video or partner with Desiring God.

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December 13, 2011 | Posted in: Ministries | Author: Lindsay Tully @ 8:00 am | 0 Comments »

Where Did “Lefse” Come From? A Scandinavian Christmas Story from Larry Woiwode

Author Larry Woiwode recalls childhood memories of his Norwegian grandmother making lefse on the stove in Minnesota when they went there to celebrate Christmas. He asked his family and others where lefse actually originated, but nobody seemed to have an answer . . .

Woiwode brings us his first Christmas story, The Invention of Lefse.

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December 12, 2011 | Posted in: Christmas | Author: Angie Cheatham @ 8:24 am | 0 Comments »

Friday Faves

It’s been awhile since we’ve posted Friday Faves. We hope you’re challenged and encouraged by some of our Crossway authors in the blogosphere this weekend:

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December 9, 2011 | Posted in: Uncategorized | Author: Angie Cheatham @ 9:04 am | 1 Comment »

The Epic Conclusion to the Chiveis Trilogy (Book Trailer: The Kingdom)

This epic conclusion to the Chiveis Trilogy moves at a breathtaking pace to a final show-down between good and evil.

If you haven’t picked up the first two books in the Chiveis Trilogy by Bryan Litfin (The Sword and The Gift), be sure to read them in time for the June release of The Kingdom. To whet your appetite, here’s the trailer for the forthcoming book:

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December 8, 2011 | Posted in: Fiction,Video | Author: Lindsay Tully @ 8:51 am | 0 Comments »