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So what should we do about the things we don’t like but can’t do anything about?
We must not sinfully compare, but instead we must follow the Lord.
We must not look at others, but we must fix our eyes on Christ.
That’s what Peter did.
And he did it for thirty years—all the while knowing that “follow me” meant following Christ to a martyrs death.
Though Scripture does not record the date of Peter’s death, there is strong tradition that Peter suffered martyrdom at the hands of Emperor Nero around AD65.
If that is true, it means he lived three decades with this prediction of martyrdom hanging over him.
But Peter did not allow this to distract him from following his Lord. He knew “the worst” would happen—yet he did not wallow in self-pity or lash out in anger.
We know from later accounts in Scripture that Peter served the Lord for all of those thirty years, bearing fruit for the glory of God.
And that’s what we can do.
Because of God’s kindness that leads us to repentance, because of His Spirit at work within us to conform us to the image of Christ, because of His preserving grace which enables us to persevere—we can put away envy and follow Peter’s example as he followed Christ.
2:53 p.m.
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2010 at 2:58 pm | by Nicole Whitacre
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Motherhood
If you haven’t done your Mother’s Day shopping yet, here are four ideas from the four girltalkers…
Carolyn loves the bracelet Kristie Anywabile gave her from this website. (Since they probably can’t fill the order in time for Mother’s Day, you can give your mom a picture and tell her it is on the way!)
Nicole just finished reading A Sweet and Bitter Providence by John Piper on the book of Ruth. This beautiful love story contains comforting and glorious lessons for ordinary women today.
Kristin is currently enjoying these peaceful hymns in her otherwise loud and crazy house.
Janelle says this movie is one of her all-time favorites. The rest of us agree!
6:10 p.m. Family Night
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As wives we want to pray for our husbands, we try to pray for our husbands—but so often we come up short. Our prayers can be shallow and repetitive, and we feel guilty and discouraged.
But Andrew Case has come to our rescue with his new book: Prayers of an Excellent Wife
As Justin Taylor explains, “Unlike some other similar books, this one is saturated with Bible and sound biblical theology, along with lots of good sidebar quotes about the power and purpose of prayer.”
Here’s Mom’s endorsement.
“Charles Spurgeon said we can do our husband ‘no truer kindness in the world’ than to pray for him. Yet as wives, we often struggle to pray consistently for our husbands. We forget in the busyness of life; or when we do remember, our prayers may lack clarity and direction. That’s what makes this book such a valuable tool for any wife who wants to grow in praying for her husband-and isn’t that all of us? Prayers of an Excellent Wife will inspire you to pray faithfully and fervently, and instruct you how to pray according to Scripture. I hope many wives will use these prayers to lavish their husbands with kindness.”
We hope many of you will benefit from this helpful tool for wives. (And hey, great gift idea for a friend!)
4:03 p.m.
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Sometimes kids say stuff that is closer to the truth than they realize, like in this funny story from Tricia—
Background: Sometimes when our kids ask us “Where are we going”, my husband or I will respond “We are going crazy”. So a couple of weeks ago I was in bed with an injured back when our energetic 3 year old returned from going to the store with her daddy. I asked her “Did you go to the store with Daddy?” and without a thought her response was “No, we went crazy somewhere else.”
See you Monday!
Nicole for the girltalkers
4:16 p.m.
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If you checked out the 52home picture from Monday, you saw a large piece of chocolate cake swimming in a bowl of milk. Makes me hungry just writing those words. My brother, Chad, was about to make quick work of that piece of cake.
I titled the picture, “Cake the Mahaney Way” to avoid confusion, but this tradition actually comes from my mom’s side of the family—it is “Cake the Layman Way.”
You see, my grandfather was raised on a dairy farm in rural Virginia, and for as long as I can remember Grandpa Layman would only eat his cake drowned in a bowl of milk. So his kids grew up eating cake that way, and now, so do his grandkids. Even Mike ate his cake this way the other night. I’m telling you, it’s catching!
The cake you saw in the picture is a family favorite: Sour Cream Fudge Cake. We got the recipe from our friend Valori. She’s the mother of five boys, so you know this cake has to be good! Per your request, we wanted to pass it along.
The bowl of milk is optional, but I’m saying give it a go!
Sour Cream Fudge Cake (PDF Version)
from Valori Maresco
1 c. butter
5 T. cocoa
1 c. water
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1/2 c. sour cream
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. butter
5 T. cocoa
1/3 c. milk
3 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Bring the butter, cocoa and water to boil in a large pan. Remove from heat and add the flour, sugar and salt. Mix together the eggs, sour cream and baking soda; add to the mixture. Pour into a greased (13x9-inch) cake pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes in a 350 degree oven. While the cake is baking, make the frosting by bringing the butter, cocoa and milk to a boil. Beat in the powdered sugar and the vanilla. Spread on the hot cake when it comes out of the oven.
3:35 p.m.
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