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Category: Marriage and Family
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Nov 18
Let Others Wear their Mourning Garments This Holiday Season
The holidays are approaching. For the dominant culture it is welcomed and anticipated as the “most wonderful time of the year.” Yet, for many it is a time they have been dreading. The calendar is marked off not with anticipation, but with anxiety and fear. They wonder how they will get through the holidays. If …
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Nov 16
Our Trip to the Creation Museum
This past week we went to the Cincinnati area for a vacation with my parents. We left Sunday after worship and drove to Petersburg, KY. We planned to visit the Creation Museum on Monday. But Caleb, our 2 year old, had different plans. He got sick with a stomach bug and we were up with …
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Nov 06
Austin’s First Sermon
Austin turned 10 yesterday on November 5th. We are proud of the young man he is becoming. He gave his first sermon on Tuesday of this week. Austin has been leading prayers, reading scripture, and leading songs for years, but after last month’s nursing home devos I encouraged him to deliver the lesson. He was …
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Oct 30
What Would Your Wife Say?
If your wife wrote a journal or spoke about your love and service to her, what would she say? Leo Tolstoy, the great Russian writer, tried to follow the teachings of Jesus, especially the Sermon on the Mount. Yet, he failed miserably to live out what he preached. His marriage was certainly not what God …
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Oct 21
Sexual Abuse: What the Church Can Do!
When was the last time you heard a sermon on sexual abuse? We preach against illicit sexual activity, but what about our concern for the victims of abuse? Yet 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 20 boys are victims of child sexual abuse.¹ Some even suggest a higher number. Jesus quoted from Isaiah when he said, …
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Oct 14
Buy Your Kids an Alarm, and Take Away the Cell!
You can purchase a simple digital alarm clock for $9.33 at Amazon. This may be the best money you can spend for your kids, if you are allowing them to keep their cell phones at night because it is their alarm! 4 in 5 teens say they sleep with, on, or beside their cell phone …
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Oct 08
8 Roots of Domestic Violence
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. The Light Network which produces a number of great podcasts providing solid Bible teaching and encouragement is seeking to bring awareness to this topic in the church. They have several podcasts on the topic this month and are coordinating a blog hop. They are asking various writers to contribute posts …
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Oct 03
Boxtrolls – A New Cartoon with a Homosexual Agenda
The new release PG-rated cartoon Boxtrolls has a clear message, “Families come in all shapes and sizes.” It is about an orphaned child who is raised by boxtrolls. It is made by the same production company, Laika, which introduced the first openly gay cartoon character in ParaNorman. The trailer for the movie is pretty blunt …
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Sep 28
Now What . . . Life After an Affair
The call comes just as Sue was leaving her classroom for the day. It is stranger she doesn’t recognize. She could hear the tension in his voice as he said, “I think your husband, Ted, is having an affair with my wife.” This begins a terrible nightmare that will spiral …
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