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“As believers, we defeat time not by following ten principles of entrepreneurs or 7 successful tips to keep a clean home but by obeying the Lord of time.”

“Here in the home begins the incubation of the glory of God as it unfolds itself in the hearts of small image bearers and in our own lives as we are sanctified back into divine resemblance”

“If any position had been better for you than the one you occupy, divine providence would have put you there.” - Spurgeon

“Christ’s life given up for others is the centerpiece of our faith. Our life given up for others is the centerpiece of our faithfulness. The glory is that in both cases, death is not the end.” - Jankovic

“If we’re not daily running to the throne, we’re drawing from the dry wells of our own adequacy. The sooner we realize that, the sooner joy can germinate in the soil of our days and grow strong vines up the trellis of our time and bear the fruit of the Spirit to be enjoyed by all those around us.”

“God has designed the utter dependency of small children, the perpetually divided attention, and the variety of unanticipated but pressing claims on our energy to reveal the sins of our hearts”

“The good news of God saving sinners through the righteousness of his son and preserving them through their entire lives to be resurrected in glory one day and to live with him forever is enough to fill our hearts and souls with joy. Yet often we would rather work hard and have the sense of at least partially earning the same grace Christ is waiting to simply bestow on those who know they could never earn it.”