On bekahcubed
Book Reviews:
- A Year of Blind Dates by Megan Carson
Photo Albums:
- Winter 2010
This is a shorter show than many because most of my pictures from this winter are of us working on Dan and Debbie’s wedding quilt. And I don’t want them to see those until after the rehearsal dinner (where we’ll be gifting them the quilt). So, look forward to seeing quilting photos after June 18!
On the web
Laugh out loud funnies:
- Carrie has some great reading-related funnies. My favorite:
- Jon Acuff of Stuff Christian’s Like to his daughter:
“John Piper just quoted the entire book of Philippians in a sermon? How do you know about John Piper? You’re six, are you a Calvinist? You can tell daddy anything. Are you secretly listening to Mark Driscoll and John Piper when I think you’re playing on the My Little Pony website?”
Read the rest on memorization
Books for the TBR list:
- Discovering God in Stories from the Bible by Philip Graham Ryken
Studying God through the stories He’s chosen to record (for that purpose). - Think Twice by Lisa Scottoline
One woman buries her twin sister alive and assumes her twin’s life in order to escape the mess of her own. Not my usual reading, but this book has me REALLY curious.
News to take note of:
- Lack of food skills = poor nutrition. That’s what I’ve been saying–and why my focus as a dietitian is on practical skills!
- Outbreak of measles in unvaccinated community. Little upsets me more than those who continue to promote the idea that MMR vaccination is linked to autism. There is NO scientific evidence for this position (the one article that sparked the debate was later retracted because of faulty research technique.) Please, pay attention to the science and do what’s actually best for your child (and consequently for the health of your community)–vaccinate your kids!
- A text from my sister regarding one of her clients at the Community Health Center (CHC) reproductive clinic she works in:
“Baby’s heart will begin to beat in the next few days. Please pray with me that it will be allowed to continue beating.”
I regularly pray for Anna’s clients who are considering abortion–and am thankful that Anna has the opportunity to be a voice for truth and life in that arena. This news about how the new health care bill may affect CHCs worries me. What will this mean for Anna? What will it mean for the dozens of children we war over in prayer? Lord, let life prevail, even as the war intensifies.
Projects to try:
Because we all know Rebekah needs more projects! :-P
Thought-provoking posts:
- Sam Crabtree on priorities in Christian environmentalism
“More important than preserving wonderful national park settings for people to see is to preserve souls in order that they may see the new earth, which will be superior to the wonderful old earth. It would be a tragedy to preserve the planet for people who would dwell in hell and never see the new earth, when they could have been born from above and lived forever in the glorious new earth. Saving souls is more important than saving whales—though saving one need not preclude saving the other.”
HT: Desiring God
- J.D. Greear answers the question: “On what grounds should I move to another church?”
“It is infants and toddlers, not adults, whose primary concern in being fed and having their bottoms wiped by others… Ironically, some of the “seasoned” Christians who complain the most about “not getting anything out of their church” act more like toddlers than mature believers! The church is not about you… and being fulfilled as a Christian is not about hearing spine-tingling preaching each week, but about using your spiritual gifts in the church.”
HT: Vitamin Z