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Our Greatest Work
October 18, 2016
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As we see the condition of the world around us it is so easy to think there is nothing we can do to help the situation. We feel hopeless and ...
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Let’s Talk Grandparenting Ministry – the Single Grandmother
October 17, 2016
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Last year I had the wonderful opportunity to hear a number of people talk about grandparenting ministry and what it might look like in a church. Cathy Jacobs, from Pass ...
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A Legacy of Truth
October 14, 2016
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“Therefore I will always remind you about these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you have. I consider it right, as long as I am ...
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Tradition: Ceremony and Serendipity
October 13, 2016
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“Three times a year you are to celebrate a festival to me.” Exodus 23:14 When I was a child, our family had an annual Christmas tradition of re-enacting the Christmas ...
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Let’s Talk Grandparenting Ministry – The Role of Grandparents
October 11, 2016
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I believe churches need to take seriously their responsibility to engage, equip and encourage grandparents to pass on a heritage of faith to their grandchildren. As you consider ways to do ...
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Should You Be a Surrogate Grandparent?
October 10, 2016
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“God sets the lonely in families…” (Psalm 68:6) Sometimes God takes a deep longing of our hearts, a lost dream, and remolds it into something far beyond anything we can ...
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It Happened on Halloween Night
October 4, 2016
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I remember the night my oldest grandchild trusted Christ as Savior. A Sunday evening. Halloween. Mission’s conference at church. One of the components of our mission conferences was the kid ...
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Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite!
October 3, 2016
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Courtesy BedBugs.org Most of us can remember our mothers or grandmothers tucking us into bed at night and whispering, “Don’t let the bed bugs bite.” As a child I never ...
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Be Steadfast About Passing On Your Faith
October 2, 2016
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Psalm 103:17 tells us; “But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children.“ This is the message ...
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What’s In a Name?
September 28, 2016
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“Do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus…” Colossians 3:17 I grew up in a moderately-sized city in Wyoming where my father built a very positive reputation and name ...
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