The Kitchen Table | July 25th, 2025
Inside: Discern false teaching, learn key theology terms, press on in the Word, see what I’m reading, and find this week’s favorite drink
Pull up a chair, friend. Here are a few simple favorites from my week—encouragement for your heart and home.
Articles to Encourage You
15 Ways to Discern False Teaching @Clearly Reformed
“Biblical discernment takes years of prayer, preaching, and practice. But there are certain questions that may help us sift the good from the bad. Here are 15 discernment diagnostic questions I suggested to my congregation.“
Theology Terms Explained @For the Gospel
If you’ve ever come across a theological term and thought, “I’m not sure what that means…”—this is a resource you’ll want to bookmark. For the Gospel has put together clear, biblically grounded explanations for a wide range of theology terms.
From the Blog Archives
Keep Pressing Forward in the Word & Prayer
How many times have you started a project and didn’t finish it? A book and only read part of it? A bible reading plan and just stopped in the middle of it? What about a weight loss plan? Healthy eating habits? I have done all of the above (and lots more), and I’ve learned one simple thing: you can pick right back off where you stopped and start again.
From My Bookshelf to Yours
I’m reading A Chance to Die by Elisabeth Elliot again, and it’s just as powerful the second time through. Amy Carmichael’s life of sacrificial love and unwavering devotion to Christ continues to challenge and encourage me—I highly recommend it.
This Week’s Favorite
My husband and I have been loving these zero‑calorie, electrolyte‑infused drinks—you know, the kind you sip when you want something more than water but still light and refreshing. They’ve been our go‑to on hot afternoons.
Quote of the Week:
“There needs to be a homemaker exercising some measure of skill, imagination, creativity, desire to fulfill needs and give pleasure to others in the family. How precious a thing is the human family. Is it not worth some sacrifice in time, energy, safety, discomfort, work? Does anything come forth without work?”
-Look well to the ways of your household
—Edith Schaeffer
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~ Marci
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