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Share Harvard’s Rules and Precepts 1636: “Let every student be plainly instructed, and earnestly pressed to consider well, the main end of his life and studies is, to know God and Jesus Christ which is etneral life (John 17:3) and therefore lay Christ at the bottom, as the only foundation

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Introducing Dr. Raines

Share Last weekend Elizabeth became the first doctor in the family.  She gets an official fancy-schmancy AuD to follow her name and will be working at Arkansas Children’s Hospital.  Oh and she can revolutionize your hearing.  My grandparents can attest. We spent all weekend in Little Rock with family.  In order

Books

Share Since Easter I’ve been a bit book-crazed.  Maybe it’s the Kindle, or maybe (which I’m sure is more the case)– reading is a productive way to procrastinate. Two books I highly recommend. First:  Dug Down Deep by Joshua Harris (no, he’s not going to make me kiss dating goodbye…) 

Slow Down, Sister: How I Simplified My Life after reading The Life You’ve Always Wanted

Share I rolled my eyes at this book the first time I saw it.  I put the book into the category of Joel Osteen lies (is that too harsh?) and expected it to be ignorant promises made to that naive niche of Christians that thrives on prosperity-theology. However, there’s a

Considering Grace in Light of Captivity

Share I just finished reading about prisons. I caught myself slightly depressed, and it didn’t help that I was in the airport and watching it rain. I read about Marion Prison in Illinois—previously one of the highest security penitentiaries in the United States— and one that is regularly visiting the