There are many sites discussing theology, faith, and family. So why are we blogging?

Why add one more voice to the cacophony?

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Because God is worth knowing. Blogging is hard. It's hard to start and maintain, it's hard to stay motivated and it's hard to think deeply about what God is doing in our lives. For us, blogging is also a vital means of knowing the life-giving God. We want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and (on our good days) the fellowship of his suffering (Phil 3:10). We want him to be in our thoughts and the subject of discussions in our home. We want to help each other know him better. We’re hoping that writing this blog together will give each of us a better understanding of our relationship, our family, and the God who saved us.

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Because God is worth talking about. The two great commandments are to love God and to love others. We believe that the reason God teaches us anything is (usually) to encourage the saints that are and those yet to come. We want to talk about God in such a way that you will encouraged by our faith journey and that we might be encouraged by yours (because you're going to write comments, right:-). We want to stir and be stirred up to love and good works (Heb 10:23-25). Knowing God is supposed to move from person to person.

 

Because life is an adventure given to us by God! One of the surest ways to enjoy something is to stop and smell the roses (e.g., savor life via internal reflection so as to become grateful for it--as Paul would say:-). And so, we intend to enjoy life here, out loud, and invite you to enjoy it with us! ​So, here are some ways or types of blog posts that will help us do the above:

 

Knowing God Posts: Liz and I will have a variety of posts that help us know God (and maybe you too!). These include book reviews, devotional thoughts about sanctification, and thoughts about the gospel and theology.

 

Marriage Topics: Liz and I also wanted to get practical with our real-to-life marriage stories (spoiler--not as calm as you think). So we will write posts (together, each perspective included!) both about our understanding of marriage and about the way we’ve worked through typical marriage situations (very lovingly and graciously always I assure you). We understand that our solutions might not be yours, but we're hoping that grace for us begets grace in you!

 

Parenting Lessons: We’ve also had many discussions about how best to disciple our three children. As we learn from those who are farther along than us, we wanted to open up our own thoughts for people who might find themselves in similar discipling situations.

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Music Playlists: Liz and I want to create playlists that will be part of “teaching and admonishing one another” by “singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs” (Col 3:16).

 

Family Updates and Adventures: This is a personal blog after all. And so we offer up laughs, recipes, recommendations on the best root beer, family updates, and a general miscellany of things that interest us!

 

So there you have it. I hope we can be a blessing to you.