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God’s Unfolding Plan for Our Family, part 1

June 27, 2022 ~ Barbaranne Kelly ~ 4 Comments

*tap, tap* Is this thing on? It’s been a while since I’ve written anything. We’re all okay here, but the Lord ordained a supremely—and surprisingly—busy winter and spring for us. So, I’ll loosen up my fingers and my keyboard with a bit of a family update. After all, that’s why I started blogging way back … Continue reading God’s Unfolding Plan for Our Family, part 1

Unspeakable

April 7, 2022 ~ Barbaranne Kelly ~ Leave a comment

I recently wrote about God’s love for his children even in the midst of their suffering, and I still believe it is true. But it was only a sliver of biblical truth regarding suffering. In the face of great suffering, the first thing to say may be nothing at all. I know that all the … Continue reading Unspeakable

The News: Bad to Best

December 29, 2021 ~ Barbaranne Kelly ~ 3 Comments

Update, we're positive for covid. Let's break this down: The bad news: we're kinda sick and are isolating ourselves. We were exposed along with members of our extended family, one of whom is also positive, and another who is symptomatic and likely positive. We may have exposed others; they have been notified. Our daughter Erin … Continue reading The News: Bad to Best

The Saga of the Covid Testing Station

December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 ~ Barbaranne Kelly ~ 7 Comments

Since Christmas day, our daughter Kate and I (and the following day Jim), have been feeling poorly. Scratchy, sore throats, mild headaches, aches and pains, but no fever. “Generally icky” is the medical term, I believe. There was one at-home covid test in the house, so Kate took it and it returned a negative result. … Continue reading The Saga of the Covid Testing Station

A Body Prepared

December 1, 2021December 3, 2021 ~ Barbaranne Kelly ~ Leave a comment

The week before Thanksgiving we paused our study of Hebrews, just in time to turn and focus on the season of Advent. Our lesson covered 9:15–10:18, pausing at just the right place, for the author of Hebrews pivots at this point from teaching, to focus on application beginning in 10:19. It’s also a perfect spot … Continue reading A Body Prepared

Such a High Priest

November 15, 2021 ~ Barbaranne Kelly ~ Leave a comment

I was away last week, and our study was led by Jana, who very faithfully and capably put in the work to walk us through this portion of the book of Hebrews, 8:1–9:14. I say “walk,” but getting to this chapter has taken a climb. Together with the author of Hebrews we have scaled the … Continue reading Such a High Priest

After the Order of Melchizedek

November 5, 2021 ~ Barbaranne Kelly ~ Leave a comment

As I age, I’m finding that even with the progressive lenses in my spectacles, I often need a magnifying glass to read fine print. (Why does the important information on medication bottles need to be so small anyway?) Pulling out the curved lens of a magnifying glass enlarges and brings clarity to that which was … Continue reading After the Order of Melchizedek

A Sure and Steadfast Anchor

October 27, 2021October 26, 2021 ~ Barbaranne Kelly ~ Leave a comment

In my previous post, we considered the personal rebuke and sober warning found in Hebrews 5:11–6:8, and the questions raised concerning assurance of salvation. As we learned, that passage does not teach that a genuine believer in Jesus Christ can lose her salvation. But where do we find assurance of salvation? Knowing that genuine believers … Continue reading A Sure and Steadfast Anchor

The Peril of Perpetual Immaturity

October 26, 2021 ~ Barbaranne Kelly ~ 1 Comment

I'm a big fan of infants. After all, I'm a Grandmommy, and in recent months we have welcomed two precious grandsons to our family. There are so many joys that come with these precious children: snuggling and feeding them, watching their faces as they explore their new world, seeing them grow and change into the … Continue reading The Peril of Perpetual Immaturity

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