Tuesday Medley {1/3/12}

Today's "medley" isn't much of a medley as I'm only posting two things. Just like everyone I'm sure, the past few weeks have been really busy, so I honestly I didn't read very much.

I did listen to this sermon by Paul Tripp before Christmas. Grant listened to it first and told me that I just had to listen to it. I put in my ipod and listened to it on a run. All I can say is that I ended up running a whole extra mile just so I could listen to the end! The main thing I took away from his sermon was the importance of putting your hope solely in Christ. Tripp also talked about how "the road to hope is hopelessness." It really hit home for both Grant and me and we've had several conversations about it.

Here it is:

Awaiting an Advent

Also, I really agreed with this article, "Why Lie to Your Kids About Santa?" Here's an excerpt: "I never want my children to have this existential monologue in junior high: “Daddy told me about a six day creation, virgin birth, Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, angels, and fairies. Then he said he was only joking about half the stuff. I felt gullible for falling for it. Mmm. I wonder if my science teacher is right about Evolution? What other nonsense has been fed to me as fact?”"

"Fathers and mothers, husbands, wives, children, or the company of earthly friends, are but shadows. But the enjoyment of God is the substance. These are but scattered beams, but God is the sun. These are but streams, but God is the fountain. These are but drops, but God is the ocean." - Jonathan Edwards