With My Own Eyes

If you were to use one word to describe your 2013, that word would be __________.

“Life isn’t about acquiring more or trying to experience everything planet Earth has to offer.  A life well spent is a life that touches the hearts of both God and man.”

As a parent, how do you practically nurture a child’s heart, rather than simply teach them how to behave?

I am a big fan of Timothy Keller.  I especially like the title of this one.  Here are some highlights from the intro:

“What are the marks of a heart that has been radically changed by the grace of God?  If we trust in Christ, what should our hearts be like?  It is not simply a matter of morally virtuous behaviour.  It is quite possible to do all sorts of morally virtuous things when our hearts are filled with fear, with pride or with a desire for power.  We are talking about hearts that have been changed, at the root, by the grace of God–and what that looks like in real life.”

Here is the commercial I mentioned the other day:

“Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh”

“The gifts are intensifiers of desire for Christ himself in much the same way that fasting is.”

“By giving to you what you do not need, and what I might enjoy, I am saying more earnestly and more authentically, ‘You are my treasure, not these things.'”

http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/good-news-of-great-joy-daily-readings-for-advent

Chapter 7 – “The Power of Contentment” (cont.)

“When you belong to Jesus Christ, the eternal is your real home.  There you are rich beyond your wildest imagination.  Unlike the temporary riches of this world, the wealth we possess in eternity is real wealth.  It will not fade with time, nor will a downturn in the stock market take any of it away.  This wealth will last forever.”

“We can put up with less than ideal situations, because we know we don’t belong here and we aren’t going to stay here.  We’re just passing through this world of time.”

“…because God loves us, he gives us what we really need, and the one thing we need more than anything else is to depend on Him at every moment of every day.”

First high school basketball game for Josh today.  Found this oldie from 2009.