tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312382492011-07-23T14:49:23.828ZThe Challenge of Biblical Womanhood - to consider how to become more of a godly woman, to encourage others to become women after God's heart, and to be accountable to myself and others as I work on those qualities presented to us by women of the BibleKeziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.comBlogger1851100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-26269973600412806672007-12-21T21:02:00.000Z2007-12-28T20:05:18.473Z

I'm on call for the festive period so don't expect to get to a computer that allows me on to Blogger until Boxing Day, so don't think I've done another disappearing act!One website that I do get access to is Free Rice. While extending your vocabulary, you will donate 20 grains of rice via the United Nations World Food Program for every word you get right.Words are, of course, the most powerful

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It's again been a while since I shared my scripture memory, but it's such a lovely verse to read and remember.Moses records this proclamation of God just after the Israelites have made their golden calf (Exodus 32). Moses had chastised the people and pleaded for mercy for them from the Lord. Despite their rebellion, God forgave the Israelites and gave this wonderful promise to his people.The Lord

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"Hmm, hello," she says, shyly sidling up to you all. "Not seen you in a while, eh?"I hope you will all forgive me for my sudden and lengthy departure from the blogging world. Quite a few things, some good, some not so good, have been going on - I'll tell you about them all at some point.Then: I was looking for a jobNow: I got jobs in Scotland, Newcastle and Cambridge and decided to move all the

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Having been away all week, dashing around the country, it was lovely to get home last night and to get a sleep in my own bed! It was even more of a delight when I checked my emails and was told that two of my friends in Blogland, Janna of Bread Crumbs and Simple Christian Living had bestowed on me a wee present.The Thinking Blogger Award was started by the thinking blog and has spread around the

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He was without any comforts of God - no feeling that God loved him - no feeling that God pitied him - no feeling that God supported him. God was his sun before - now that sun became all darkness...He was without God - he was as if he had no God. All that God had been to him before was taken from him now. He was Godless - deprived of his God. He had the feeling of the condemned, when the Judge

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This is just a quick visit to say that I will not be around this week. I fly down to Oxford tomorrow for an interview there on Wednesday. The interview for the whole of Scotland on Friday was fine but not outstanding. Maybe it is time to leave Scotland having lived here for almost 27 years now. I think I would quite like being close to London too, rather than hidden away in the Highlands! I know

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I have told you before about a wonderful friend of mine. She is a godly woman and a real sister in the Lord. We have become such close friends over the last year, mainly because she is one of the few people in real life with whom I can be really and truly honest. I have been having some difficulties recently with a few issues, but have been so blessed to be able to share with her, be accountable

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HowManyOfMe.comThere are0people with my namein the U.S.A.How many have your name?This explains why I have never put my full name up here! I am rather proud of the fact that if you Google me, it is only me who comes up! How many of you are there?

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Welcome to the Carnival of Beauty, this week travelling to Scotland to reflect onThe Beauty of being Made in God's ImageThrough her Scribblings, Blair notes that God took us from being "without form, and void" like the earth, to forming us into his likeness and filling our void with his Breath of Life.The Happy Wonderer, Ellen, wonders about being made in God's image, the call to be holy as God

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The Carnival of Beauty this weeks calls us to reflect on the Beauty of being Made in God's Image. Return here on Wednesday to read all the contributions from across the globe!Genesis 1 tells us that on the sixth day of creation: God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock

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Yesterday marked the anniversary of the death of the Scottish preacher, Robert Murray McCheyne, who died in 1843, aged only 29 years old. His short life and ministry was marked by great revival amongst his congregation in Dundee and some wonderful writings now known all over the world. If you think you have never heard of him before, you might be surprised to discover that it was him who

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No unwelcome tasks become any the less unwelcome by putting them off till tomorrow. It is only when they are behind us and done, that we begin to find that there is a sweetness to be tasted afterwards, and that the remembrance of unwelcome duties unhesitatingly done is welcome and pleasant. Accomplished, they are full of blessing, and there is a smile on their faces as they leave us. Undone, they

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After last year's Fall into Reading challenge from Callapidder Days, Katrina is encouraging us to return to our bookshelves with the Spring Reading Thing 2007. She writes: Have you fallen behind on your To-Be-Read list? Do you have five books that you've started but haven't finished? Have you been meaning to get around to that great book your friend recommended but just haven't done it yet? Do

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As a medical student and now as a doctor, I never cease to be amazed at how the human body works and how it all fits together. Medicine has moved on a lot from thinking all illness was due to an imbalance in the four humours and there is so much that we can do now in the fight against disease. However there is still so much that we just don't understand. It really calls me to worship and praise

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It's taken me a wee while to get round to this, but the next scripture memory focuses on God's holiness. Isaiah reminds us that the Lord is holy fifty-seven times! God has set himself apart from sin (Joshua 24:19). The Lord shows his holiness through his own righteousness (Isaiah 5:16). Through his own holiness, he will make Jerusalem holy (Joel 3:17). Jesus was recognised as the "Holy One of God

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This comes from John Dekker's Journal - let me know if you do this too!Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback?I do most of my reading in bed or on the train, so I prefer paperback. For reference books or my favourite books, hardback is best.Online purchase or brick and mortar?Online is fine if I know exactly what I am looking for, but I look to wander round bookshops, looking at

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While I don't wish to turn this blog into posts all about "a nice story about going to the supermarket then relating it back to a Christian theme", I've been away quite a bit this week, so there is quite a bit of news to tell you!I spent Friday recording my first CD! We only sing unaccompanied psalms in my denomination, so a few years ago, the psalms were retranslated into more modern English

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Today there are just too many things to do. My natural response is to fret and fear. Both are forbidden: Fret not. Fear not. That tells me what not to do. What, then, should I do? I will run the course set out in thy commandments, for they gladden my heart (Ps 119:32 NEB).There will be both time and strength today to run that course, for it is always possible to do the will of God. The course He

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Your Inner European is Swedish!Relaxed and peaceful.You like to kick back and enjoy life.Who's Your Inner European?You Should Learn SwedishFantastisk! You're laid back about learning a language - and about life in general.Peaceful, beautiful Sweden is ideal for you... And you won't even have to speak perfect Swedish to get around!What Language Should You Learn?

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I have been clearing out piles of paper in preparation for packing up and moving house and have found another interesting letter from a friend (the same one as gave me the article about Fasting and Feasting in Lent) that I thought I would share.All this uncertainty about jobs has made me evaluate what I achieved so far in my personal, professional and spiritual life. Sitting on the floor of my

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I've not had much time for blogging this week, but it has been a busy time as junior doctors all over the UK have faced the chaos of the new job application system, Moderning Medical Careers. I am one of the lucky ones. I have 4 job interviews - many of my friends have none. Unfortunately, I can't link to all the television and radio programmes this has been featured on, but this is some of the

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Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™HT: Kristy @ Just My Journal

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There is but one only, the living and true God.Twice a day, Jews throughout the world will recite the Shema, the words of Deuteronomy 6:4, as part of the daily prayers reminding them of the oneness of God, and of the command to and rewards of loving him with the whole heart and soul and mind and strength.Although we worship God as a Trinity, the Bible and Christian doctrine are clear that God is

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As I write my job applications, attend my interviews and generally panic about the looming prospect of unemployment, perhaps Kristy, Jonny and Felicity were right all along about what I should do!Is this the answer to my prayers???Outback appeal to attract medics

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5 Minutes for Mom is hosting The Ultimate Blog Party, so blogging women from all over the world (whether mothers or not) can get to know each other, so welcome to A Woman who Fears the Lord!I started blogging initially to "to consider how to become more of a godly woman, to encourage others wanting to become women after God's heart, and to be accountable to myself and others as I work on those

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Our house group is revising basic Christianity using Tim Keller's Gospel Christianity study guide. We are learning so much by going back to the stripped down beliefs of our faith.Last night we looked at the problem of sin and learnt that there are three words used for sin in the Old Testament. I had never been aware of this before so wanted to share it. In Psalm 51, David uses all three words to

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The righteous, loving Father humbled himself to become in and through his only Son's flesh, sin and a curse for us, in order to redeem us without compromising his own character. The biblical gospel of atonement is of God satisfying himself by substituting himself for us...The concept of substitution may be said, then, to live at the heart of both sin and salvation. For the essence of sin in man

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My internet connection has been playing up all day and crashing at regular intervals, so the lengthy post that I had written about the talks from the church weekend away on Jesus as Priest, Prophet and King will have to be rewritten for tomorrow.I just wanted to let you know that after all the stress of filling in those job applications, the results of shortlisting came out today. I have

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I'm going to my congregation's trip away this weekend, so am still ironing and packing my clothes! I wondered then if I could share some of the websites I've found useful over the last wee while. There is a definite medical bias (which Jeanine might appreciate even if no-one else does!), but I have picked sites that I think everyone might find interesting to visit.I am heavily involved in

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If you were once (or even still are) a Rainbow, Brownie, Girl Guide, Ranger, Young Leader or Guider, or a Beaver, Cub Scout, Venture Scout, then you'll know that today is Thinking Day, a day for Scouts and Guides all over the world to remember their Scouting and Guiding brothers and sisters all over the world. The date was chosen because both Lord Baden-Powell, who founded the Scout Movement in

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A friend gave me a card with this a few years ago. I think she found it on the internet, but I am not sure from where it originally came. Whatever your thoughts on Lent, I think it gives a lot to think about at any time of year.• Fast from judging others; feast on the Christ dwelling in them.• Fast from emphasis on differences; feast on the unity of life.• Fast from apparent darkness; feast on

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I've been able to share my love of the book of Isaiah before in a previous Carnival of Beauty, so it is wonderful to join with my sisters all over the world, hosted by Ashley and Beth of Onward and Upward, in sharing this. Please take time today to go there to read all the other submissions celebrating the Beauty of Isaiah.My young ladies bible study group has been studying Zechariah over the

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My post on my Global Footprint provoked a wee bit of debate, so I spent a lot of my (very quiet) weekend on call reading around the issues of global warming and how we as Christians should be responding to it.Most scientists seem to agree that global warming is taking place at a faster rate than ever before. The polar ice-caps are melting and are unlikely to exist at the end of 21st century.

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I've been sent more details today about my holiday in Morocco. The company is very into responsible tourism - employing local guides and porters, staying in local homes and encouraging us to offset our carbon emissions from the flights through Climate Care.I've read a lot about carbon offsetting and not really known what to do. Some companies, including my electricity company, plant trees but

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We praise people who can multi-task, those folk who will be reading this while checking their emails, speaking on the phone, helping the children with the homework, sorting the laundry and making the dinner. It's one of the main tenets of time management to use your time more efficiently. However there is growing evidence that suggests that, rather than being more efficient, multi-tasking makes

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If thou must love me, let it be for noughtExcept for love's sake only. Do not say'I love her for her smile...her look...her wayOf speaking gently,...for a trick of thoughtThat falls in well with mine, and certes broughtA sense of ease on such a day' -For these things in themselves, Belovèd, mayBe changed, or change for thee, - and love, so wrought,May be unwrought so. Neither love me forThine

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On Sundays, I worshipped at the local presbyterian evangelical church. It is very different to my home church, but I really enjoyed going there and learned a lot. At 8am, there were discussion groups on such diverse topics as the Person of Christ and Cloning. Then at 9am, there would be all-age Sunday school, which signalled the start of that day's broadcasts on local radio and television from

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As there is no real version of the National Health Service in Peru, patients can visit a vast array of clinics for medical attention, paying for each consultation and for every investigation. Examples for this include 35 nuevo soles (about £6) to see the doctor, then 10 nuevo soles (about £1.70) for every single blood test. My favourite part of the price list was in Obstetrics section - "

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Another day, I went to visit a couple of the villages to see the work of Buena Comida, the Good Food programme, where they are teaching school children how to grow vegetables to encourage better nutrition. The main diet consists of rice, potatoes and yuca, a starchy root vegatable, with the occasional beans, chicken or cuy - guinea pig! It is surprisingly tasty, if a little hard to get all the

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Asociación San Lucas is a Christian organisation working to improve both the physical and spiritual health of the people of Moyobamba and its surrounding area. Most of the staff working at the clinic are Christians, trying to show their love of Jesus Christ through practical service. Each day at the clinic, all the staff meet for a time of worship, with singing, prayer and a short Bible study led

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I was met in Lima by friends and stayed with them a few days to recover from the jet lag and to see some of Lima (very hot, very noisy, very dusty). After swimming in the Atlantic Ocean the week before while working in the Western Isles, I just had to paddling in the Pacific (not surprisingly a wee bit warmer!) I was then sent on my way with reminders not to drink the water and to wary of

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After Ashley shared some of her stories as a missionary kid in Peru, it's made me reminisce about working in a medical mission there. If you ever get on to the subject of my all too short time there, you are in for a long chat, probably peppered by LOTS of photos. So I figured that this way if you don't want to know, you can go and potter somewhere else, but I thought that some of you might like

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My post on Mark Driscoll's Death by Ministry provoked a bit of debate on the other side of the world with Sherrin and Phil getting into some conversation. It certainly was not meant to discourage men from going into the ministry or women from marrying them! It was just to remind us of the pressures our pastors are under and what we can do to help that, as well as offering advice to any of us who

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I can only quickly wander past today because I am busy sorting out job applications (or I would be if I could - read on!). There is a new online application form that is supposed to make things much easier for the 20,000 junior doctors applying for jobs in the UK and for the consultants who have to shortlist, interview and appoint them.Instead it has turned into a bit of a disaster. There were

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Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, "What! You too? I thought I was the only one!"C S Lewis, English theologian and writer (1898-1963)

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After looking at God's character while learning the catechism, the next scripture looks at God who is love (1 John 4:8-9). God loves us with an everlasting and eternal love (2 Chron 20:21). It is love that is better than life itself (Psalm 63:3).He shows this love in so many ways. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8) through whom we can be reconciled to God (Romans 5:10-

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Most of us struggle at times with time management, stress, pressure, and the feeling of being totally overwhelmed. Perhaps I looked a little like I was heading in this direction, or it was that just God knew that I might be, when a Christian friend and colleague sent me this article, Death by Ministry from Mark Driscoll's blog at The Resurgence.The article is aimed as pastors and their wives,

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God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.It is through that Spirit of God that we worship him and through the Spirit that we are drawn towards him(John 4:24).God is omnipresent and fills the heaven and the earth (Jeremiah 23:24). He has always been present from before the beginning of time (Psalm 90:2). He remains

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I think most people visiting here would agree that a couple living together before marriage is a bad idea. (If you don't agree, we can chat about about that another day.).My question for this weekend though is: what do you do when relatives or friends who are living together visit? Do you just give them the spare room? Or could that be seen as a tacit approval of their relationship? What is the

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If you were in Scotland today, you would probably be going to a Burn's Supper tonight. We celebrate the birth of Robert Burns, our national bard, every year on the 25th of January with a big party with good food, speeches, singing and dancing.You will know many of his poems, even if you don't realise it. You'll have sung one (Auld Lang Syne) just a few weeks ago as you greeted the New Year. Other

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This week's Scripture for memorisation comes from one of King David's psalms. After he ran from Saul, even lowering himself to the point of pretending to a drooling madman (1 Sam 21:10-15), David writes this psalm extolling God's goodness to him. Years later, in his first letter, Peter takes these words as he encourages the church a deeper, more mature faith (1 Peter 2:1-3).God is good (Psalm 100

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-58606731891284852862007-01-23T06:02:00.000Z2007-01-23T06:05:41.597Z

This week's Carnival of Beauty visits A Dusty Frame where we gather to discuss the Beauty of Mary and Martha.I am such a Martha. I can see myself in her the time she invited Jesus into her home. There she is, flapping around "distracted with much serving" and "anxious and troubled about many things", forgetting (choosing to forget?) that the real need in my life is to listen to the teachings of

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-19068532719192693982007-01-22T09:06:00.000Z2007-01-23T05:54:56.445Z

I've told you before about my Bible study group for young women. It is intended for older students and young graduates to provide support and fellowship over what can be a very challenging transition. We now have a core group of 10 young women who meet regularly to discuss faith and doctrine over huge quantities of tea and scones. (We are clearly a British bible study group!)Originally we studied

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The Scriptures principally teach, what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man.God has given us the Scriptures so we can love God so that we serve him and know his commandments so we can follow them and walk in his ways (Deut 10:12-13). Love and obedience are inextricably linked (John 14:23-24).It is only through the Scriptures that we can come to know Christ as the

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-57822994762460245822007-01-19T06:10:00.000Z2007-01-19T10:28:37.119Z

It is worthwhile to be a Shorter Catechism boy. They grow up to be men. And better than that, they are exceedingly apt to grow to be men of God.B B Warfield, American theologian (1851-1921)As you know, I have made it one of my goals for 2007 to learn the first 52 questions of the Shorter Catechism. (I was amused and surprised to see that the Shorter Catechism was originally intended for those of

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-7351585769732047502007-01-18T13:47:00.000Z2007-01-19T13:20:58.745Z

It's taken me a long time to write this and even longer to decide to post it, so please take your time to read these first paragraphs before moving on to the rest.If I'm honest, the only reason this will be published is that none of my family knows this blog exists. I don't write this dwelling in pity or looking for sympathy and I hope that your comments will reflect that. It was only through

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Despite our many failings, our God is a faithful God. We can trust in him entirely, committing our way to God knowing that he acts for our good (Psalm 37:5). It is only through knowing God's word that we can come to a right understanding of ourselves and the world we live in, rather than from a man-centred view (Proverbs 2:6).God promises to guide those seeking him, leading them to enternal

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-60277344116804291712007-01-16T09:10:00.000Z2007-01-16T17:29:05.418Z

For being someone who normally carefully considers things and never makes a rash decision, yesterday I behaved rather out of character.On Friday, we were sent our rotas for the next few months and I was delighted to notice that I had been given 2 weeks off in a row in late Spring. Yesterday during lunch I suddenly decided that I should go away somewhere. Like a revelation while eating my soup,

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-51723744078216242242007-01-15T06:40:00.000Z2007-01-15T06:44:10.703Z

Another Christian Union is hitting the news in the United Kingdom. After Edinburgh University's Christian Union were banned running the Pure course on relationships, Exeter University's Christian Union has been suspended from the students' association, banned from university property and had their bank account frozen. Their crime? Asking members to sign a declaration of their faith in Jesus

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The Word of God, which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is the only rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him.In 2 Timothy 3:10-17, Paul writes to young Timothy to remind him of the importance of God's word and of its importance in his life. Just like Timothy's mother and grandmother who would have most probably followed Jewish custom in teaching him the Law

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-67982429139939773982007-01-12T16:55:00.000Z2007-01-12T23:17:35.592Z

How do we balance our belief in God's sovereignity over all of our lives and our responsibility to actively pursue God's will for our lives? It's the next subject dealt with in Debbie Maken's Getting Serious about Getting Married.On one hand, there is God's sovereignity and the knowledge that his plan for our lives has been in place since before the world was created. This, however, does not mean

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-32094645663990746302007-01-11T06:16:00.000Z2007-01-11T06:09:00.581Z

Until a few weeks ago, 'Aunt' was just an honorary title. However, on my travels, I have appear to have collected a few adopted neices and nephews so I enjoyed Carolyn McCulley's recent articles on Tradition and Tea Parties and Creating Aunt Traditions. A fellow Christian single, she said: One of the aspects of parenthood that I've most envied are the "memory-making" events--the little traditions

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God's wisdom is:infinite (Psalm 147:5, Rom 11:33)manifold (Eph 3:10)an essential part of his character (Job 9:4, Job 12:13)attributed to God by the angels (Rev 7:11-12)beyond our understanding (Psalm 139:6)beyond our imagination (Isa 55:8)beyond value (Job 28:12-19)given to those who love God (Ecc 8:5)to be followed by his people (Ezra 7:25)to be possessed in humility (Jer 9:23-24)given to his

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-41222164214222620162007-01-09T21:25:00.000Z2007-01-10T21:30:27.241Z

Our wisdom ought to be nothing else than to embrace with humble teachableness, and at least without finding fault, whatever is taught in Sacred Scripture.John Calvin, French Reformation theologian (1509-64)

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-51829210164137294482007-01-08T09:13:00.000Z2007-01-08T11:02:30.300Z

One of my goals for 2007 is to join a movement led by Sallie at A Gracious Home in Celebrating a Year of Abundance. It's not meant to be about deprivation or living legalistically, but instead it's about being a good steward of what we already have and trying to focus less on material things. Along with the others, we will be following an old Depression Era motto: Use it upWear it outMake it

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Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever."What is the meaning of life?" This must be the most-asked philosophical question ever. Why are we here? What is life all about? The meaning of it all is that God has made us to glorify him, not because we can add to his glory but so his glory can be demonstrated through us.He does not wish to glorified in an egotistical way but instead

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-36559257607902440162007-01-05T13:49:00.000Z2007-01-06T15:04:21.842Z

Minnie Louise Haskins, American teacher and writer (1875-1957)(quoted by George VI in his Christmas broadcast of 1939)

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-15330852398597021882007-01-04T06:41:00.000Z2007-01-21T21:54:32.591Z

I've got some news I've wanted to share with you for a few weeks: my little sister is pregnant!Admittedly, she is not as little as I think she is. In my head, she is about 14 and still at school, but is really 23 and a great nurse. (Sometimes I come to review diabetic patients on her ward. It's a bit weird doing a ward round with her, but she really is one of the best nurses I deal with.)We are

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-91692039756863998112007-01-03T06:17:00.000Z2007-01-03T06:23:53.867Z

The first Scripture I'm memorising this year focuses on God's knowledge. David, in Psalm 139, speaks directly to God of his character: his greatness as our Creator, his omniscience, his omnipresence and his wisdom. His knowledge of us is complete and extends to mundane parts of life and even to our secret thoughts, most of which are even those hidden from anyone else's view. His eyes are

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-77673542129102260452007-01-02T08:37:00.000Z2007-01-02T08:51:03.681Z

2007 is going to be an exciting year. I have no idea where I will be and what I will be doing in August, never mind this time next year. Thankfully, I know that my life will not come to together by coincidences and random events, but instead has been lovingly planned by a God who has plans for wholeness and not for evil, to give me a future and a hope. Whatever happens, I want to grow more and

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I just thought I would come to wish you all a Happy New Year before I get to bed. I've got work at 9am, so remember me as you enjoy sleeping in and big dinners with the family!With lots of prayers for 2007. Should auld acquaintance be forgot,and never brought to mind ?Should auld acquaintance be forgot,and auld lang syne ?For auld lang syne, my dear,for auld lang syne,we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-46550742086574265462006-12-30T15:53:00.000Z2006-12-31T00:25:10.268Z

Throughout Advent, I have been using a devotional called O Come, Emmanuel, which includes hymns, carols, poems and stories inspired by Christmas.Today's Bible reading is Philippians 2:5-11 and it is accompanied by Christina Rossetti's In the Bleak Midwinter. It has been fascinating to read about the origin of many of these carols and of the lives and faiths of their authors and composers, so

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-60115233781541915902006-12-29T14:49:00.000Z2007-01-10T22:01:59.941Z

Continuing my study of Debbie Maken's Getting Serious about Getting Married: Rethinking the Gift of Singleness, I have been looking at the fifth chapter, "What We've Been Taught". She opens with a story:Suppose a young woman showed up at a church starving to death...The last thing we'd say is, "Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God"...To abuse

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In what area of your life do you most need change, and what will you do about it this year?Almost five months after I began (I originally planned to complete it before my birthday in September), I have finally come to the end of the Consider Your Ways series, based on questions from Don Whitney of the Center for Biblical Spirituality. (It's come recommended by the GirlTalk ladies and Justin

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-47358301340600742972006-12-27T06:27:00.000Z2006-12-27T08:34:26.894Z

I am honoured and delighted to be able to present to you the final Carnival of Beauty of 2006...The Beauty of SolitudeBernadine of Girl Talk Weekly has her Carnival of Beauty debut with Times of Refreshing, discussing the need of solitude in a big family. (She is the youngest of eight children!)Barbara has some Stray Thoughts on the Beauty of Solitude and shares some of the blessings she has been

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-85495177800140940352006-12-26T14:17:00.000Z2006-12-26T21:54:59.214Z

I have been noticing just how much I fill up life with noise and activities. I wake up to the radio and listen to it on my way to work. Work itself is full of bustle and conversations. When I get home, even without realising it, I sing away to myself. Even sometimes when I am outwardly quiet, I find my mind whirling around like a dervish that I don't notice the silence.I decided to spend some

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To all my friends and to my brothers and sisters in Christ, have a very blessed Christmas!

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What's the most important new item you want to buy this year?For my spiritual growth, I have decided to buy the Bible on CD to allow me listen to God's word while driving to and from work. A friend has bought Max Maclean's reading of the English Standard Version and really recommended it as a way to know the Bible better.On a more frivolous note, I have finally invested in a digital camera,

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-9257323770477599232006-12-22T08:54:00.000Z2006-12-22T08:49:46.789Z

If those who know you best gave you one piece of advice, what would they say? Would they be right? What will you do about it?I do sometimes I would get overwhelmed with everything I have to do. I've been feeling a bit like that recently. Work is crazily busy and I have to work every second weekend. The way doctors are trained is being changed in August so there is a lot of uncertainty about our

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-35778107688701576542006-12-21T08:43:00.000Z2006-12-22T22:35:52.161Z

This has the potential to be completely lost on anyone not familiar with Irn Bru ("Scotland's other national drink"), Scotland and Scottish landmarks, or Raymond Briggs' The Snowman, but it was just so good that I had to share it with you all!The landmarks shown are:Falkirk WheelForth Road and Rail BridgesEdinburgh (the Castle, Princes Street, Iceskating in Princes Street Gardens, the Mound)Loch

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-29949065206319565792006-12-20T07:25:00.000Z2006-12-22T03:06:09.926Z

I reach another one of those major blogging milestones next week: I'm going to be the hostess for the Carnival of Beauty on Wednesday, 27th December when we'll be looking at the Beauty of Solitude.Perhaps it's an odd one to be thinking about when the holidays are so focussed on family time, or maybe we will all be needing just a little bit of solitude by then!If you have never taken part before,

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This week's Carnival of Beauty, hosted by Autumn Rain, celebrates the Beauty of Salvation. I have shared some of my own testimony before, but want to share a story of salvation from my own family that is particularly precious to us at Christmas. As a family, we never went to church. My mother was so against Christianity that, when she found out that I went to a Scripture Union club at primary

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What one biblical doctrine do you most want to understand better this year, and what will you do about it?There are so many things I don't understand, but I have decided to spend some time focusing on the doctrine of the Trinity this year. I believe in the Trinity and I understand, at some level, the concept of God being three persons in one. I want to really understand it though, as much as it

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-41502059155499338532006-12-15T10:16:00.000Z2006-12-16T01:18:09.505Z

I had mentioned in my 100 things that I belong to a denomination that only sings psalms in worship. I know this is very unusual so, after being asked about it, I thought I would share why my church does this and some of the blessings that come from that. This is not meant to start a psalms versus hymns argument (there is enough of that elsewhere on the internet) but instead to share a part of my

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-53815021110551397012006-12-14T09:49:00.000Z2006-12-15T22:12:34.639Z

Love bade me welcome:yet my soul drew back,Guilty of dust and sin.But quick-eyed Love,observing me grow slackFrom my first entrance in,Drew nearer to me,sweetly questioning,If I lacked anything.George Herbert, English poet and pastor (1593-1633)

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-19323937168327138272006-12-13T18:45:00.000Z2006-12-13T20:01:13.922Z

It seems to be a tradition in blogland to share 100 secrets about yourself when you write your 100th post! I hope you find this even a little interesting because I have had so much fun writing it! Thank you for coming to visit though - I have really enjoyed my first few months in blogland. When I originally started this, it was to be more accountable as I worked on becoming more like the Proverbs

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What's the single most important thing you could do to improve the quality of your commute this year?I have to leave the house over 2 hours before starting work to make it on time. I work in a different city to where I live, but have not been keen to move there. Partly that's because my contract there is only for a year and thereafter I don't where in the country I will be. The main reason is

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-7093824628248489992006-12-11T08:52:00.000Z2006-12-11T09:37:13.413Z

To what need or ministry will you try to give an unprecedented amount this year?I have been considering this question a lot, knowing the great needs of the many ministries and charities that exist. As we are told by Jesus to "not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing", this will have to be another question that I will answer privately.I'd like to share a few thoughts from a

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-40304187895396655532006-12-08T16:27:00.000Z2007-01-21T21:49:33.939Z

A few weeks ago, I was considering the question: What's one new way you could be a blessing to your pastor (or to another who ministers to you) this year?A friend later (without knowing about this) sent me this website, Revive Our Hearts, which has lots of different documents like prayer guides, sermon outlines and thematic lists. I was particularly interested to see 31 Days of Praying for your

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-46547948833601422522006-12-07T07:32:00.000Z2006-12-08T19:43:11.015Z

There is an account come of the arrival of King George II, and a great rejoicing for it in Edinburgh. I see the fires and illuminations of that city reflected on the skies. O, how will the heavens reflect and shine with illuminations, when the King of kings, and Lord of lords, shall erect His tribunal in the clouds, and come in His own glory, and His Father's glory, and in the glory of the holy

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Lindsey at her Christmas blog, Advent for Evangelicals, has asked us to share the story of our nativity scene and to share some of our Christmas traditions.My nativity scene stays up all year round. It's from Peru so has a special place in my heart after working there but I also like to have it up all year to remind myself and others who visit that celebrating Jesus is not confined to December!I

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As part of this week's Carnival of Beauty on the Beauty of Reaching Out, I wonder if I can share a little about wonderful friends of mine and their example in reaching out to people.I was converted through reading the Bible at the age of 17 having had no church background. Sadly, I started attending a church where the minister did not preach the Gospel, did not believe in the deity of Christ and

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-87025271726955275812006-12-04T06:38:00.000Z2006-12-04T06:51:29.259Z

What skill do you most want to learn or improve this year?When I turned 25 last year, I made a small list of all the things I wanted to do before I turned 30. Almost at the top of this list was "Be able to play the piano".So I went and bought an electric keyboard from Ebay, which was a surprisingly painless experience. Only two days after the auction closed, it arrived, ready to be played. I had

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O come, O come, Emmanuel,And ransom captive Israel,That mourns in lonely exile hereUntil the Son of God appear.Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, freeThine own from Satan’s tyranny;From depths of hell Thy people save,And give them victory over the grave.O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheerOur spirits by Thine advent here;Disperse the gloomy

Keziahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199068440786474649noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31238249.post-73560993693803065892006-12-01T20:34:00.000Z2006-12-03T02:18:33.299Z

Just a few days after discussing Elton John and his particular brand of 'tolerance', one of the oldest and best universities in the world has followed. The University of Edinburgh has banned the Christian Union from teaching a course on Biblical relationships and purity to its own members on university property, all in the name of 'free speech' and 'tolerance'. The press release from UCCF (the

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Today is St Andrew's Day in Scotland. As well as being patron saint of fishmongers, fishermen, singers, and rope-makers, Andrew became the patron saint of Scotland about a thousand years ago after, in the eighth century, his relics supposedly landed on a beach on the East coast of Scotland, now known as St Andrews.Another legend tells of the Pictish king Angus fighting against the English in the

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What's the most important trip you want to take this year?What an interesting question! Where do I need to go this year? Who do I need to catch up with? Where do I need to be? I haven't managed to come up with an answer but it has made me think.I used to go on mission trips every summer, but now it is so difficult to get away for anything longer than a week with work. Ah, work does interfere with

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After all the excitement of yesterday (still giggling intermittently!) and my recent thoughts on the compatibility of full-time work and being a wife and a mother, I had to laugh as I read the first few paragraphs of this article.Carolyn McCulley pointed out some articles from the Journal of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood on her blog, Solo Femininity. I was most amused reading Homemaking

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Thank you for all your prayers when I had my exam last month. One part of it went horribly pear-shaped and I was convinced there and then that I had failed. Thankfully, and I can only praise God for this, I remembered all the people who were praying for me and resolved to complete the rest of the exam as well as I could even though I 'knew' that I had failed.Well, it turns out that I didn't know

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In what area of your life do you most need growth, and what will you do about it this year?Oh, there are so many areas that need work! I have found going through these questions such a helpful discipline though. It has made me consider areas of my life that I had almost forgotten about and made me re-evaluate things in light of God and who I am in him. I have come up with plenty of things to

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