Lydia Brownback's Blog

There’s a good bit of debate these days about whether Christians are called to be radical or ordinary. Whichever way you go, the Bible’s call is to wholeheartedness, which is what Jesus was getting at when the Pharisee asked him,…

Can men and women be friends? Jen Wilkin recently addressed this question in an article posted here, answering that “appropriate forms of friendship—those in which we see each other as people rather than potential sex partners—must exist between men and…

I’ve been reminded recently of the biblical call to discernment and wisdom when it comes to our choice of close friends. Too often, we assume that just because we profess the same Lord, we’ve got all the necessary ingredients for…

In his book Holiness by Grace, Bryan Chapell shows what can and what cannot change in our relationship with God. His cut-to-the-chase list goes a long way in clearing up confusion. What can change: Our fellowship. What cannot change: Our…

It’s raining. Actually, it’s pouring. Again. One week into summer, and it’s already the wettest one in years. And the forecast for the holiday week ahead comes off like a bad set of repetitive lyrics: “mostly cloudy, 80 percent chance…

I came across this prayer sometime ago, jotted it down, and began to pray it regularly. For the life of me, I can’t remember where I found it, so I can’t give proper credit here, but it’s worth sharing all…

“Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” What exactly does Jesus mean by this? John tells us what Jesus had in mind: ”Now this [Jesus] said about the…

“If you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another. So warned Paul in Galatians 5:15. Who can come away from a perusal of the Christian blogs of late and not feel heavy-hearted?…

Highlights twenty-four of the Bible’s most prominent women. Brownback reveals how we can claim the same promises of Christ as those women – because God is eternally the same.

This is your life! You will never find contentment in living for what you hope tomorrow may hold. Contentment is for today. “Why is it that only women on the brink of marriage get showered with household appliances,…