Archive for November 2020
Will You Help Me? Please?
Every individual will find themselves in situations where we need help and guidance. We are navigating life in seasons we haven’t travelled before, i.e., uncharted territory. We are lifelong students of life and its abundance of challenges. “The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will…
Read MoreReclaiming Our Thankfulness
Grateful means “feeling or showing an appreciation of kindness; thankful; received or experienced with gratitude; welcome.” It seems simple enough; however, it has become less common in our contemporary culture. There seems to be a mean-spirited and ungrateful epidemic. Having a grateful heart and attitude is a taught or learned choice; it does not come…
Read MoreWhat is God Like?
There is a heartwarming story told of a little boy who stayed on his Mom’s heels constantly one day. When his mom had had enough, she stopped and asked, “Why are you following me everywhere I go?” The little boy replied, “I learned in Sunday school that I am to follow Christ. I can’t see…
Read MoreHow Am I Doing?
A level playing field is “a situation in which everyone has a fair and equal chance of succeeding.” What is the level playing field when it comes to parents rearing children? Parents can be burdened heavily with fear of judgment by others on themselves and their children. That concern is often accompanied by a sense…
Read MoreHonor Your Father and Mother
The Bible is clear that God desires to do His greatest work in our lives through the family. The shaping of the first 18 years of our lives has the greatest impact on our lives even though we continue to be shaped by God through our adult roles. Every parent will stand before God one…
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