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The Grand Invitation

Submitted by Carol Dowsett on Thu, 10/04/2018 - 01:00

“Come.”  It may be the most overlooked, yet powerful word in the English language. It speaks of being included. Of belonging. It comforts us in our deepest area of need to say: we are noticed. We matter. We are wanted. It is a wonderful thing to be on the guest list. Who doesn’t want to be included?

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UNEXPECTED

Submitted by Gail Seidel on Wed, 10/03/2018 - 09:55

A week ago Friday our good friends were in a terrible accident - totally unexpected. Their wrecked car is pictured here. Driving home from another town anticipating to get home, unload their car and make plans for the evening they unexpectedly found themselves shockingly being pulled from their vehicle and taken by ambulance to our county hospital.

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Fighting the Burden of Mental Illness Through Prayer

Submitted by Sue Bohlin on Tue, 10/02/2018 - 21:45

Our wise, experienced family doctor asked me an unexpected question during a wellness checkup: “You live with two depressed men (my husband and my son, both of whom have been open about their struggle with depression). What are you doing to protect yourself? Depression is contagious.”

I told her, “Well, actually, not long ago I got off a cruise ship with my joy-filled sister where we had five days together with nothing but fun and laughter, and it completely filled my tank.”

“Great!” she nodded. You need to do that more often.”

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Will My Kids Follow Jesus or Walk Away?

Submitted by SeanaScott on Tue, 10/02/2018 - 00:00

A simple Google search for raising godly children brings up a myriad of ideas and a substantial amount of resources. I lose my parental confidence in the plethora of choices. Which kid Bible is best? Discipline strategy? Verses to memorize? Family devotional? The questions—and options—never end.

Do you wonder if you are doing enough to raise Christians of the future? If so, here are 3 pieces of wisdom gifted to me by others that may serve as gauges for spiritual parenting.

Kids Follow Jesus

 

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Nancy Pearcey’s “Love Thy Body:" The deepest truths about sexuality, gender, human dignity, science and human flourishing

Submitted by Lael Arrington on Mon, 10/01/2018 - 23:59
We laugh about drunken parties where people hook up with strangers, then wonder why there's so much animosity between the sexes. Nancy Pearcey's new book offers great wisdom in this cultural moment....
 
Question: What do these ten truth claims at the heart of today’s culture have in common?
1. The body is only a clump of matter. A wet machine that we can use as an instrument for our own purposes.
2. The design of our bodies is completely by chance. Tells us nothing about our purpose.
3. I am not my body. The real me is my mind, will and feelings.
4. The value of our bodies depends on if they can function at a certain level.
5. A baby is a human life from conception, but not a person until it can function at a certain level.
6. Life is no longer worth living or caring for unless our bodies can function at a certain level.
7. We can have sex with our bodies, detached from love and trust, and still enjoy the ideal of human flourishing, including rich and lasting intimacy.
8. My thoughts and feelings of sexual attraction are more important than the biology of my body.
9. My thoughts and feelings about my gender are more important than the biology of my body.
10. The highest purpose of marriage is to protect the "personhood" of the adults, not the well-being of the children.
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Taking Thoughts Captive and How to Teach it

Submitted by Suzi Ciliberti on Mon, 10/01/2018 - 11:23

Thoughts are a part of life. They happen. We can’t control when or what thought might pop into our minds. There seem to be as many thoughts that come from outside us as those that begin within. It is no different for our children. From the earliest age of forming thoughts, outside forces impose images in our minds that provoke an emotional response. Imagination is a wonderful gift for without it we could not begin to relate to the God we cannot see or touch.  Sadly, in a fallen broken world our imagination can be an instrument used to overwhelm us.

I compare my thoughts to a massive school of fish swimming in the sea of my mind.  Some are good and simple thoughts of worship or a to do list. Others are bigger thoughts about who God is in my world and in me. Suddenly there appear these huge shark-like thoughts that have been inserted by the enemy of my soul.

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Surviving the Empty Nest

Submitted by Sherry Shepherd on Fri, 09/28/2018 - 00:00

Okay, I am going to be real for a hot minute. I miss my kids. I am a divorced, single, empty nester whose children live scattered across three states.

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A Short but Critical Blog

Submitted by Bill Lawrence on Tue, 09/25/2018 - 07:56

Every day is the Lord's day, and not just Sunday, think of it that way or not.

 

How does this reality impact your relationships? 

Your thoughts? 

Your motives? 

Your drives? 

Your ambitions? 

Your marriage?

 Your parenting? 

Your actions? 

Your desires?

 

What would you add to this list?

 

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Four Reminders for Christians re. the Would-Be Justice and Justice

Submitted by Sandra Glahn on Tue, 09/25/2018 - 01:00

1.     Truth is relevant. 

A prominent Christian said this week that whether or not a pro-life nominee for the highest court of justice in the USA attempted to rape someone is “not relevant.” But let us be clear: whether the nominee attempted rape is indeed relevant. And the question of relevancy is not just a political issue; it is a moral issue.

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The Time I Served My Husband and Actually Liked It

Submitted by Christen Jacobs on Mon, 09/24/2018 - 12:26
I did the impossible and actually cooked a meal I had pinned on Pinterest- Carne Guisado (Tejano stewed beef). Cooking is not an out of ordinary task for me in the House of Jacobs; its a regular part of how I contribute to my family. So when dinner time comes around my husband (Matt) and I fall into our respective roles almost without thinking. While he gets the kids in their chairs and washes their hands, I portion out their food and let it cool.  Often, I prepare my husband's plate and bring it to him. This particular dinner though, I was nervous to present him with the meal as Matt tends to be on the picky side. This was a meal that I had never made before, and I am not immune to the erroneous but hilarious Pinterest fails plastered across the web.   
 

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