Christian Fathers and Sons
God gave us the template for fatherhood. It is a fatherhood of stability and order, nurture, tenderness and support, a love for one’s children that lifts them up to find the meaning and purpose for which God created them . . .
How Do Parents Avoid The Extremes of Isolation and Interference?
How do we as parents maintain a healthy involvement and interest in their lives while they assert their independence? Where are we most comfortable on the continuum between total isolation on one end and total interference on the other end (both of which are not good)?
My grandkids inspire me – from Bahrain to Miami!
I want our relationship to the wide world to be right now. Help; respect; belief; a steadying hand; investment in others; hope; promise; courage evidenced in one because of encouragement from the other; self-giving generosity; love in action . . .
Transformational Trials
No matter what we are going through, it doesn’t have to be discouraging. Trials no longer need to send us to the dungeon of despair, or the swamp of sadness. Trials no longer need to send us spiraling into hopelessness . . . There is hope . . .
The Consequences of Ignoring God: God’s Way, Your Way, and Your Crushed Spirit
Proverbs 28:1 says, “The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, But the righteous are bold as a lion.” Why is that do you think? Why do the wicked flee when no one is pursuing?
Especially for Grandmothers on Mother’s Day
Are you passing on the values and faith by which you have established your walk with Christ? Grandparents have a crucial role to fill in teaching, guiding, and setting an example if faith is to be found on earth when Jesus comes back for his own . . .
HAPPY “YOUR MOTHER!”‘s DAY
Children are a blessing from God! We are thankful for their love and especially their humor. Derek shares one humorous moment when, discussing Mother’s Day, his grandson brought a smile and a laugh to everyone’s face.
Samuel and Hannah: A Great Man, A Great Mother
When considering the great men and women of the Bible, it is unfortunate that Samuel is not as highly regarded as other biblical luminaries. We have Hannah, Samuel’s mother, to thank for surrendering her precious and long-awaited son to God’s service
National Day of Prayer for America
Stop what you are doing today and take a few minutes to pray for
America. Pray that she, and the people of this great country, will keep their eyes on the Lord, and never waver.
When God Works Through The Beauty of A Mother (and Grandmother’s) Love
“Spending the day in worship together, celebrating faith around the communion table, and then doing those all-important photo-shoots, Mother’s Day is always one of those exceptionally beautiful days. But then again it always is a Great Day when we not only celebrate our family, but when we do it in the context of community and living faith.”
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