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TueTuesdayAprApril10th2012 Maintenance Is Easier Than Overhaul
Posted Tuesday, April 10 2012 @ 9 AM byPenny Laird Tagged discipline maintenance 0 comments Add comment
The other day we were driving down a country road and I noticed a man who was busy struggling with overgrown weeds in his front yard. I don’t... More
WedWednesdayAprApril4th2012 What Does Wisdom Look Like?
Posted Wednesday, April 04 2012 @ 10 AM byPenny Laird Tagged discernment Wisdom 0 comments Add comment
Proverbs 13:20 “Whoever walks with the wise will grow wise will become wise; whoever walks with fools will suffer harm.” I like this... More
TueTuesdayMarMarch27th2012 Sit in Silence
Posted Tuesday, March 27 2012 @ 12 PM byPenny Laird Tagged God at work Waiting 0 comments Add comment
What is God asking you to do today? I can be tempted to take on work that God did not give me to do just because the need is great and I am driven by... More
SatSaturdayMarMarch17th2012 Asking Again for Wisdom
Posted Saturday, March 17 2012 @ 7 AM byPenny Laird Tagged suffering trust Wisdom 0 comments Add comment
I was listening to Donna Otto talk about James - If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for... More
WedWednesdayMarMarch7th2012 The Weaver
Posted Wednesday, March 07 2012 @ 10 AM byPenny Laird Tagged suffering 0 comments Add comment
"My life is but a weaving between my Lord and me, I do not choose the colour - He worketh steadily. Ofttimes He weaveth sorrow and I in foolish... More
SatSaturdayMarMarch3rd2012 Fear of Condemnation
Posted Saturday, March 03 2012 @ 8 AM byPenny Laird Tagged Condemnation Conviction Fear 0 comments Add comment
Our small group is studying the book "Respectable Sins" by Jerry Bridges. I feel like I need to apologize for my next sentences because they do not... More
WedWednesdayFebFebruary22nd2012 So You Think You Know You
Posted Wednesday, February 22 2012 @ 2 PM byPenny Laird Tagged Anger Pride 0 comments Add comment
God is a God of love and patience. I am so glad He is, because it took three tries to get my attention about my anger issue. The first occurrence was... More
TueTuesdayFebFebruary14th2012 Trust-worthy
Posted Tuesday, February 14 2012 @ 5 PM byPenny Laird Tagged Children Fear Parenting trust 0 comments Add comment
One of the lowest times in my life was just after my first child was born. It was the middle of winter and I was physically weak after the delivery,... More
TueTuesdayFebFebruary7th2012 God's Farming
Posted Tuesday, February 07 2012 @ 3 PM byPenny Laird Tagged discernment Judgment 0 comments Add comment
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. (Galatians 6:7 NIV84) So whatever you say or whatever you do, remember that you... More
TueTuesdayJanJanuary31st2012 God's Classroom
Posted Tuesday, January 31 2012 @ 11 AM byPenny Laird Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Several years ago, when my kids were quite young, I came up with this idea that in order to help grow the gifts and abilities God had given me, I... More
TueTuesdayJanJanuary24th2012 My Growth, Your Growth
Posted Tuesday, January 24 2012 @ 11 AM byPenny Laird Tagged Character God at work Growth 0 comments Add comment
This week Norm spoke from Colossians 3 on putting on the new self and how that plays out. It is so awesome because it really is of God when you study... More
TueTuesdayJanJanuary17th2012 Tenacious Prayer
Posted Tuesday, January 17 2012 @ 10 AM byPenny Laird Tagged Faith Fear God's character Perseverence Prayer 0 comments Add comment
Have you noticed that God will show you something about Himself and then He will show you something about you? In anything He can be talking to you... More
ThuThursdayJanJanuary12th2012 Dark Days of the Soul
Posted Thursday, January 12 2012 @ 11 AM byPenny Laird Tagged Encouragement 0 comments Add comment
As we travel into the dark days of winter, I want to give encouragement to you who are feeling those dark days heavy in your soul. I may not know who... More
ThuThursdayJanJanuary12th2012 Quick Words
Posted Thursday, January 12 2012 @ 11 AM byPenny Laird Tagged Wisdom 0 comments Add comment
I spent some time over the holidays reviewing what God had been teaching me in 2011. How many sermons and conferences have I sat through? How many do... More
WedWednesdayDecDecember21st2011 Yes, Lord
Posted Wednesday, December 21 2011 @ 11 AM byPenny Laird Tagged Children Faith God's character 0 comments Add comment
Elizabeth Elliot said that when we say no to our children, if we give into their arsenal of whining, tantrums or sulking, we are teaching them about... More
TueTuesdayDecDecember13th2011 Let Us Draw Near
Posted Tuesday, December 13 2011 @ 8 AM byPenny Laird Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Let us draw near Let us go right in to the presence of God Holy boldness What joyful eagerness How good it is to be near God Take care not to content... More
MonMondayNovNovember28th2011 There is No Pit So Deep
Posted Monday, November 28 2011 @ 10 AM byPenny Laird Tagged Encouragement Faith God's character Prayer 0 comments Add comment
Sometimes when I bow my head to pray, I am unconsciously thinking that I am going into God’s presence. Really, He is already here. There are... More
WedWednesdayNovNovember16th2011 The Right Man
Posted Wednesday, November 16 2011 @ 9 AM byPenny Laird Tagged service 0 comments Add comment
God has something for each of us to do. Each of us is called into ministry. Maybe even more than one. I love the heart of our church because we are a... More
MonMondayNovNovember14th2011 The Yellow Brick Road
Posted Monday, November 14 2011 @ 5 PM byPenny Laird Tagged Character discernment i am a good person Judgment 0 comments Add comment
There was something in the verse that wasn’t there yesterday. Let me explain myself. Of course it was there yesterday, but today it spoke to me... More
MonMondaySepSeptember19th2011 Visible and the Invisible
Posted Monday, September 19 2011 @ 11 AM byPenny Laird Tagged trust 0 comments Add comment
Elizabeth Elliot wrote this profound bit of wisdom below. Sometimes our eyes get caught on what we can see – a small section of the visible... More
MonMondayAugAugust22nd2011 Appetities
Posted Monday, August 22 2011 @ 3 PM byPenny Laird Tagged Fasting 0 comments Add comment
0 0 0 I am beginning to read “Hunger for God” by John Piper in preparation for Wednesday’s prayer meeting. I love these quotes of... More
FriFridayAugAugust12th2011 I Wish I Had A Child Like You
Posted Friday, August 12 2011 @ 1 PM byPenny Laird Tagged Children i am a good person 0 comments Add comment
Jon Bloom gives a great perspective in parenting as Jesus saw things. Check it out... More
MonMondayAugAugust8th2011 Yes and No
Posted Monday, August 08 2011 @ 4 PM byPenny Laird Tagged high standard honesty integrity 0 comments Add comment
0 0 0 The definition of integrity found in our devotion book for our kids reads: if someone has integrity, the person is honest and sticks to his or... More
WedWednesdayAugAugust3rd2011 The Weaker, The Stronger
Posted Wednesday, August 03 2011 @ 4 PM byPenny Laird Tagged discernment 0 comments Add comment
0 0 0 Tim Challias had a blog back in July that gave me fresh insight to a well known passage of scripture, Romans 14. Before I tell you the title of... More
TueTuesdayJunJune14th2011 The first time they say No
Posted Tuesday, June 14 2011 @ 10 AM byPenny Laird Tagged Children Parenting 0 comments Add comment
The cross of Christ is not just a philosophical ideal. The cross of Christ is supremely practical. The truth of the cross stands because it can be... More
WedWednesdayJunJune8th2011 Swallow vs. Starling
Posted Wednesday, June 08 2011 @ 9 AM byPenny Laird Tagged Encouragement Perseverence 0 comments Add comment
As I was on my walk this morning, I noticed a small swallow vigorously dive-bombing another bird, a starling I think, until it left its spot on the... More
TueTuesdayJunJune7th2011 Looking Into Darkness
Posted Tuesday, June 07 2011 @ 11 AM byPenny Laird Tagged discernment high standard media 0 comments Add comment
“Entertainment does not merely gratify taste, after all, but creates it.” There is a powerful, intense truth to those words. They were spoken by... More
TueTuesdayMayMay31st2011 Quotable Tweet
Posted Tuesday, May 31 2011 @ 9 AM byPenny Laird Tagged Children modesty 0 comments Add comment
"Teaching your eight year old daughter how to dress is not legalism. Modesty imbred preempts legalism." John Piper. From a good blog:... More
MonMondayMayMay30th2011 Warts and all
Posted Monday, May 30 2011 @ 2 PM byPenny Laird Tagged Children discernment Parenting 0 comments Add comment
Children are a joy and a blessing but sometimes it takes a strong stomach to deal with poopy diapers, projectile vomiting and other childhood... More
WedWednesdayMayMay25th2011 Genderless Baby?
Posted Wednesday, May 25 2011 @ 10 AM byPenny Laird Tagged Children Parenting 0 comments Add comment
The Toronto Star on Saturday told of a couple who are keeping the gender of their child a secret until the child decides what it wants to become. The... More
TueTuesdayMayMay24th2011 Bits and Pieces
Posted Tuesday, May 24 2011 @ 10 AM byPenny Laird Tagged beauty Biblical womanhood modesty television 0 comments Add comment
I came across an article that caught my attention written by Albert Mohler called Screen Test: The Danger of Digital Fixation in which he discusses... More
MonMondayMayMay23rd2011 God in the Gap
Posted Monday, May 23 2011 @ 5 PM byPenny Laird Tagged God's calling insecurity service 0 comments Add comment
Moses stands before God and says, “Lord, I’m just no good at speaking. I never have been, and I’m not now, even after you have spoken to me.” Ever... More
WedWednesdayMayMay18th2011 Unexpected Standards
Posted Wednesday, May 18 2011 @ 9 AM byPenny Laird Tagged Good better best high standard 0 comments Add comment
I will live a life of integrity in my own home. I will refuse to look at anything vile and vulgar. I hate all crooked dealings. I will have nothing... More
MonMondayMayMay9th2011 The good, the bad and the modest
Posted Monday, May 09 2011 @ 10 PM byPenny Laird Tagged A Holy Spirit prompting discernment high standard modesty 0 comments Add comment
The Bible tells us to test and see what is true. So I’ve been testing Leslie Ludy ’s theory on modesty. She has written several books on women’s... More
WedWednesdayMayMay4th2011 Vertigo and God's Standards
Posted Wednesday, May 04 2011 @ 10 AM byPenny Laird Tagged Faith super-natural strength 0 comments Add comment
Many times I have visited this topic and many times I have walked away in unbelief. Dare to be a Daniel. This is the cute story we teach our... More
TueTuesdayMayMay3rd2011 The Grocer and the Auto Plant Owner
Posted Tuesday, May 03 2011 @ 10 PM byPenny Laird Tagged i am a good person 0 comments Add comment
Once there was a grocer who lived and worked in the fine city of Detroit. Being as he was a grocer, he had never worked in an auto plant himself, but... More
TueTuesdayMayMay3rd2011 Pressing Prayer
Posted Tuesday, May 03 2011 @ 10 PM byPenny Laird Tagged Prayer 0 comments Add comment
Hosea 6: 1-3 “Come, let us return to the Lord! He has torn us in pieces; now he will heal us. He has injured us; now he will bandage our wounds. In... More
TueTuesdayMayMay3rd2011 feminism@church.ca
Posted Tuesday, May 03 2011 @ 10 PM byPenny Laird Tagged Feminism 0 comments Add comment
One of my first memories of defending this topic was when I was in grade eight. I remember defending my position against ten chauvinistic boys over... More
TueTuesdayMayMay3rd2011 feminism@church.ca part 2
Posted Tuesday, May 03 2011 @ 10 PM byPenny Laird Tagged Feminism 0 comments Add comment
Feminists had a good insight when they first pointed out the lack of respect for women and exposing the selfishness which men treated women. But the... More
TueTuesdayMayMay3rd2011 Respect, Honour and Honesty
Posted Tuesday, May 03 2011 @ 10 PM byPenny Laird Tagged Character Children honesy honour Respect 0 comments Add comment
If you were to sit down and write down the top three character traits you want your child to possess, what would they be? Are there some character... More
TueTuesdayMayMay3rd2011 Mrs. Potato-Head
Posted Tuesday, May 03 2011 @ 10 PM byPenny Laird Tagged beauty discernment Feminism modesty 0 comments Add comment
Having tried to strip my thinking of its feminist way of thinking, I rather feel like a Mrs. Potato-Head. The empty spaces need to be filled with . .... More
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