Things Stay-at-Home Mothers Aren’t Allowed to Talk About
Emerald made me a card this weekend, saying she loves it that I “didn’t want a job.” I have never specifically talked with her about being a stay-at-home mom, but at seven years old she is already understanding a little bit of my heart when it comes to our family. I don’t know if she’ll wind up being the PTO President or a CEO, but if she chooses to stay home with babies, I pray that she will find in it the complete joy that I have. Because this world needs kind and artistic and smart and funny women like her in the kitchens and the laundry rooms and the carpool lines, and there is nothing at all wrong with her giving herself to her family, undivided.
Why the day to day of marriage is radical service to God
Obedience to the call of God to die to yourself, take up your cross daily, and follow Jesus is where any act done for the Lord becomes radical—whether it be mission work overseas, in the inner city, or in the suburbs with your spouse and kids in a minivan on the way to the grocery store. The day-to-day self-denial of choosing resurrection life over temporary comforts, dying to self to serve the other, and the year-after-year investment of your life into your spouse’s is a counter-cultural radical stance. With the adventurous heart of Christ in us, those of us who are married can be radically faithful in the everyday life of marriage.
Did Jesus preach the gospel? Yes, he did! He preached the good news of the kingdom of God. But Jesus not only preached the gospel, he also enacted the gospel. He healed diseases, raised the dead, drove out demons, reconciled people, forgave sin, and included the marginalized.
Seven Things We Can Learn from Attractional Churches
- Have an intentional strategy to reach people.
- Think about the unchurched.
- Promote excellence.
- Keep moving people in the direction of evangelism.
- Demand strong communication.
- Apply the gospel.
- Maximize the opportunity.
More Than Half of U.S. Adults Trust Law Enforcement to Use Facial Recognition Responsibly
At the same time, the survey finds that this relatively broad acceptance of facial recognition use by law enforcement does not necessarily apply to other entities that might use these technologies. Notably smaller shares of the public say they trust technology companies (36%) or advertisers (18%) to use facial recognition responsibly.
Alex Jones Loses Another Legal Battle In Sandy Hook Defamation Case
Conspiracy theorist and lawsuit magnet Alex Jones lost another legal battle last week when a court struck down an appeal related to a defamation lawsuit against him and his fearmongering website Infowars.
Stop playing sound on your devices on flights and in public!
More people should speak out when they are being assaulted by sound. Reasonable people will turn it down, turn it off, or put on some headphones. Business people doing the wander should be advised to leave the room for their conversations.
Popovich helps build team camaraderie with ‘Pop Quizzes’
That has been one of the challenges that U.S. head coach Gregg Popovich has given his players along the journey to the World Cup knockout rounds. At the beginning of some of the team’s meetings, Popovich has selected a player to answer a non-basketball question, a “Pop Quiz” if you will.
Pit bull pretends to faint to avoid having her nails trimmed
A pit bull has gone viral for her acting chops after she dramatically escaped her owner’s attempt to trim her nails. Footage shared Thursday on Twitter showed the pooch pretending to faint as her owner tries to use a nail clipper on her.