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 took that warning seriously. It was just something they said at bed time. I never imagined that bed bugs were real… it was something adults […]
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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 in our community. Nearly anywhere in that town I went as a young boy people knew my father and would say, “Oh, you’re Earl’s son!” Many years
“Whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.” Matt. 18:5 Effective parenting and grandparenting demands intentionality. Each day we stand at a crossroads and must choose the path we will walk—the one marked by my agenda or the one determined by God’s agenda. That was the challenge God laid before His
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“See that you do not look down on one of these little ones.” Matt. 18:10 Orphan Trains transported nearly 200,000 destitute children, mostly from Boston and New York, to families across America between 1854 and 1929. They were mostly immigrant children who had been orphaned, abandoned or neglected by their families. When they arrived at
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GRANDPAUSE: He is truly great who is little in his own eyes and makes nothing of the highest honor. -Thomas à Kempis The teacher asked the class to name one important thing we have today which we didn’t have ten years ago. Susie’s hand darted up. Her enthusiastic reply was, “Me!” Can you imagine our
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Poor choices. Bad behavior. Harsh words… How are we to respond when our grandchildren disappoint us?A suggestion is to Stop, Look and Listen before charging ahead. Stop: Don’t let our tongues become weapons. The Bible is filled with warnings about the harm our tongues can do, even if our anger is justified (James 3:9-10).Look: Examine
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A year ago I was invited to join a group of people to see what we could do help churches engage, equip and encourage grandparents to pass on a heritage of faith to their grandchildren. This group eventually became the Legacy Coalition – Grandparenting Matters! Larry Fowler, the founder of Legacy Coalition, wrote about how
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It’s time for grandparent warriors to raise a shout and carry the light of Christ to our grandchildren. It’s time we utilize the greatest weapon in our arsenal; it’s time we exercise the Power of Prayer! Have you heard of the Grandparents’ Day of Prayer? This day is scheduled to coincide with National Grandparents’ Day,
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