Tumblr (3.0; @pilgriminprogress)http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/42c9f5cfc06dbeacc6af926fb9a3afac/tumblr_mmpbn4MXVW1qe8e93o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>[via: <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://enthos.tumblr.com/post/50282928714/thanks-moms-at-vox-veniae-space-12">enthos</a>]</p>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/51077105118http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/51077105118Wed, 22 May 2013 11:37:21 -0500““There is much suffering in the world-physical, material, mental. The suffering of some can be blamed on the greed of others. The material and physical suffering is suffering from hunger, from homelessness, from all kinds of diseases. But the greatest suffering is being lonely, feeling unloved, having no one. I have come more and more to realize that it is being unwanted that is the worst disease that any human being can ever experience.””<br/><br/> - <em>Mother Teresa </em>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/48757017389http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/48757017389Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:30:24 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5amwcagpLco?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The Reward | Jonathan David Helser</p>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/48676270235http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/48676270235Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:30:01 -0500<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/opinion/sunday/your-phone-vs-your-heart.html?emc=eta1">Your Phone vs. Your Heart </a>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/48667633141http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/48667633141Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:12:58 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e8eae3bbf0146f1c3823ab35244a8e17/tumblr_mjjsyzPZP71qzt0mxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Good morning Texas</p>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/45186143639http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/45186143639Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:49:47 -0500“The Christian gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to died for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me. This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.”<br/><br/> - <em><p>— Tim Keller, The Reason For God,181</p> <p>[HT: <a href="http://takeyourvitaminz.blogspot.com/2013/03/humility-and-confidence-all-in-one.html?m=1">Take Your Vitamin Z</a>]</p></em>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/45036153923http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/45036153923Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:27:31 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d7c66b7e1b443afbb9f6055d74cdb04c/tumblr_mimvknFk9t1qzt0mxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I am so love with this girl!</p>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/43733818968http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/43733818968Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:05:11 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/32dc7c2aaddd6d462984d4a657e044a2/tumblr_mii2g1uWMQ1qzt0mxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0089f3478d8277c438681cf1c034d15b/tumblr_mii2g1uWMQ1qzt0mxo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6f3d1dc7d135307edc2ddacf82a8570b/tumblr_mii2g1uWMQ1qzt0mxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/09b87650f40da4767264d8c7ee517c3c/tumblr_mii2g1uWMQ1qzt0mxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>On a special date. Girl loves donuts even more than her daddy!</p>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/43540518527http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/43540518527Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:45:00 -0600<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/59302895" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Watch this and join the movement! Visit <a href="http://www.bothendsburning.org">Both Ends Burning</a> for more information and a list of cities where the documentary will be shown. </p>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42846088662http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42846088662Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:56:31 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/585107a3a7f19f72c807177062758a14/tumblr_mi1a93Pn1T1qzt0mxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shawnda and I had the joy of speaking at <a href="http://therefreshconference.org/">The Refresh Conference</a> for Adoptive & Foster families. It was awesome to be with over 600 people for this great event focusing on caring for and equipping families.</p> <p>Shawnda and I did three talks focusing on our relationship with Christ, our spouse, and our kids. </p>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42806873181http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42806873181Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:15:00 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/66156ae83f1d028fd3a53582859ef73d/tumblr_mi19w9hDXZ1qzt0mxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f1b2a9c1ef38de4a3ce9495bb22d998d/tumblr_mi19w9hDXZ1qzt0mxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>It was an added blessing this weekend to spend time with my family from Vancouver, BC</p>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42806256370http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42806256370Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:07:00 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e7286d6b8cb9695cd7d357e3c81160a0/tumblr_mi19ndjlQ51qzt0mxo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bbc045b83aff58ac07ca0647c760b9f6/tumblr_mi19ndjlQ51qzt0mxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7da1e968d65974aad42da982dd790a79/tumblr_mi19ndjlQ51qzt0mxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Pikes Place Market</p>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42805855208http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42805855208Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:02:00 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/226bee8623dc77797c56434050b0174e/tumblr_mi19lhm6sw1qzt0mxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/32b316242da60c9a355d96c6f64c7053/tumblr_mi19lhm6sw1qzt0mxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0e02a0f01c49a48b4f63246e366d2bf8/tumblr_mi19lhm6sw1qzt0mxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Had a great time in Seattle with my bride. It was so nice to be back in the Pacific Northwest</p>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42805755026http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42805755026Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:00:53 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/09e3ce7680798514b54defa0b9ddc564/tumblr_mhvl7ufnZ21qzt0mxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42540512624http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42540512624Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:26:18 -0600<p><p class="p1"><span>&#8220;Why should you fear? Why should you be afraid? Do you not know that the prince of this world has been judged? He is no lord, no prince any more. You have a different, a stronger Lord, Christ, who has overcome and bound him. Therefore let the prince and god of this world look sour, bare his teeth, make a great noise, threaten, and act in an unmannerly way; he can do no more than a bad dog on a chain, which may bark, run here and there, and tear at the chain. But because it is tied and you avoid it, it cannot bite you. So the devil acts toward every Christian. Therefore everything depends on this that we do not feel secure but continue in the fear of God and in prayer; then the chained dog cannot harm us. But this chained dog may at least frighten him who would be secure and go ahead without caution, although he may not come close enough to be bitten.&#8221;</span></p> <p class="p1"><span>(</span><span>Ewald Plass, </span><em>What Luther Says,</em><span> (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1959), pp. 391-404).</span></p></p>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42427630191http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42427630191Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:01:06 -0600<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/technology/07brain.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">Attached to Technology and Paying a Price</a>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42215424894http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42215424894Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:51:50 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8bf37de3a5b6a0a712fd08d4830adce7/tumblr_mhm901u8aV1qzt0mxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Before I die…[fill in the blank]</p>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42138066064http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42138066064Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:24:01 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/40722f68c659d1b2f358be13c19e1be1/tumblr_mhlruoLLRo1qzt0mxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I want this!</p>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42110318214http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42110318214Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:13:36 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/120a704e81856e0f6eb31befca650c17/tumblr_mhjydzx59R1qzt0mxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“No more thumb sucking!” We went to the dentist this week and K needs to stop sucking her thumb. This is going to be hard. She’s been doing it since the womb.</p>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42031322819http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/42031322819Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:39:35 -0600<a href="http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/fewer_fathers_for_the_fatherless">WORLD Magazine | Fewer fathers for the fatherless </a>: <p>International adoptions into the US have fallen by over 50% in the last 10 years. This needs to change! </p>http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/41870309053http://www.pilgriminprogress.com/post/41870309053Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:23:07 -0600