Jun 16, 2011
Being a Wife: The Beauty of Submission
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A lot of things come to mind when women hear the word "submit". For some and probably most, it stirs up feelings of resistance, anger and frustration. Why do we have to submit to our husbands? Why is that necessary? What's the point?? While this topic could spin off into multiple directions, I just wanted to focus on a very simple attribute of submission, and that is the part of it that is faith. Really, submission is entirely faith. In order to submit to our husbands the way God intends, it is sort of a non-negotiable. We reallyRead More...
Apr 25, 2011
Wife: the ministry of encouragement
Posted by Yarie Auger in Gospel Living | Comments (0)
Being a wife is a full time ministry. Your primary role is that of being a consistent support, encouragement and source of refreshment to your husband. A lot of times, the majority of our time and focus can get wrapped up in our homes, in our needs and in our children, giving great care and attention to those things, but then sort of forgetting about that other guy you share a bed with. So what does my husband need? He needs you to listen to him.This is a key aspect of your relationship. PuttingRead More...
Apr 14, 2011
Excruciating Grace
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If anything else in our life, we should pray most fervently for the gift of repentance both in our lives and in others’ lives. When I say “gift” of repentance, the word is entirely intentional. Repentance is wholly and entirely a gift God grants to us, the overflowing fruit of saving grace whereby God gives us sight. Sight of what? Sight of who He is. Sight of who we are. Therein lies the tension. As if a light were to burst through the roof of a dark prison cell, God’s light shines through the darknessRead More...
Mar 16, 2011
The Path of Least Resistance
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I just read a very interesting and thought provoking blog from an A29 pastor on the issue of accountability. It struck a nerve with me, as I remember the various churches I’ve been a part of, 3 to be exact, 2 of which ended up with pastors having adulterous affairs and leaving their congregations seriously disillusioned and damaged in the wake of their sin. In the blog, Scott Thomas begins by saying, “I am concerned about the number of pastors falling (or more likely, leaping) into sexual immorality. It is not a new problem. The InternetRead More...
Aug 09, 2010
Forgiveness is Really ‘Forgive Me’
Posted by Yarie Auger in Gospel Living | Comments (5)
I think at times the way we understand forgiveness can be somewhat limited and superficial. For me, forgiveness was essentially “saying my sorries” and then “putting up” with the person that offended me. Of course, I am so gracious to put up with them and overlook their offenses, right? That was and has been my sinful attitude pretty much my entire life. More recently in my life, I’ve come face to face with forgiveness like never before. Or should I say, unforgiveness. Someone in my life, someone very close to me, hurt meRead More...
Jun 26, 2010
Contentment part 2: their god is their belly
Posted by Yarie Auger in Gospel Identity - Theology | Comments (4)
I’ve been learning more about contentment as I’ve experienced minor losses in a few different areas of my life this past year. God has most definitely been disciplining my heart in this area because I believe the issue of contentment ultimately reveals a much deeper problem. I believe it’s an issue of idolatry, allegiance to a god and its kingdom, sometimes subtle, often minimized, and always dangerous. Apparently, I have issues and I'd like to explore this topic a bit more in depth. On a cultural level, contentment isn’t so muchRead More...
Jun 03, 2010
All Road and No Intersections
Posted by Yarie Auger in Community | Comments (0)
Community seems to be the missing link in much of what’s going wrong with the church nowadays. And this is not a linear problem. It’s multi-faceted both in its origin and also in its ramifications. Community, much like the family unit, is the foundation that holds all other aspects of a particular structure together. You dismantle the family unit, you will eventually dismantle society. It begins with a neighborhood, and its crippling effects will impact a nation. Even the family unit itself breaks down. You dismantle a husband and wife and you will then dismantle the family. Weâ€Read More...
May 22, 2010
Contentment
Posted by Yarie Auger in Gospel Living | Comments (4)
Sinclair Ferguson states that "Christian contentment is the direct fruit of having no higher ambition than to belong to the Lord and to be totally at His disposal in the place He appoints, at the time He chooses, with the provision He is pleased to make." What an incredible, all-encompassing description of the life of discipleship. Really, it is the attitude of discipleship. One of the first things we learn as believers and continue to learn more deeply as God sanctifies us, is this fundamental understanding that there has been a radical transfer of ownership inRead More...
