Dempsey & Jeanne Butler

 Just before going to bed last night our family heard about the tragic death of Maria Chapman, daughter of one of my favorite songwriters and singers, Steven Curtis Chapman.  My heart turns to knots when I stop to think about the grief they are living.  Then I turn to our Lord, our foundation on the rock.  I am reminded that He alone will provide in their time of need.    Below is an email I received this morning from FamilyLife's Culture Watch blog. ...

In spite of what you might have seen on TV or the Net today, most of Central Arkansas was not damage by last night's storm.  We did however get a ton of rain! The 45 minutes we spent in a basement closet while the Tornado siren was blaring was memorable.  We had just spent time earlier last night reading chapter 14 from John Piper's great book, "What Jesus Demands".  We discussed Matt 6... how we are to NOT live lives of anxiety and worry.   Jesus uses the decl...

Well, I am not a blogger at all... not that I don't have something to say, but not sure who would be interested in reading this or where to post it! So... if you are reading it now, I must have found a way to put it on my home page. For our first installment I want you to know about some new things going on at FamilyLife from a tech standpoint. In the last year, FamilyLife has developed some new online opportunities t...