One of the most immediate and pressing concerns of Roe v. Wade’s reversal is the surplus of families considering alternatives to abortion and children in need of foster care and adoption. This calls for action on behalf of the church - first to the care of struggling expectant mothers and families and, secondly, to enter …
Church is a blessing. It nourishes the Christian through fellowship; a community devoted to loving God and loving others. The activity of the church’s loving fellowship is compelling. This is just as true for adults as it is for teens (and younger). As families and a church body, one of our goals in raising up …
Continue reading Raising Teens into Church Life pt. 1: Sunday Worship
Some say "It takes a village to raise a child." I may not completely agree with this statement and it's common applications, but I do think it points to a basic developmental reality sometimes overlooked or under-appreciated by the Church: Community shapes youth. Community is powerful. It is powerful because it is partnership. A community …
Good day. Our lives are a lot different than they were a couple weeks ago. A main catalyst for this change is our government, who, working to slow COVID19, has mandated strict restrictions on gathering, traveling, and working. These mandates have affected your church, school, relationships, jobs, and free time. An important question arises – …
Continue reading Devos for A Strange, New World – The Good in Submitting
Everyone’s life has changed drastically in the past few weeks. All schooling is done from home. Most businesses are limited or closing. There is a curfew of 8pm-5am in NJ. And most people are expressing confusion, anxiety, and/or pride. It feels like a strange, new world. How does God expect you to live now? We …
Continue reading Devos for A Strange, New World – Ants and Home School
Just recently Sprite, a product of Coca-Cola, released an ad in Argentina celebrating LGBTQ teens and the families that support them. In the ad parents, siblings, and grandparents are depicted helping someone in their family get ready for a pride rally. A mother puts make-up on her son. A father drives his son and his …
Speech is truly powerful. It can be used in many arenas, but chief among them is the effective molding of another’s ideals, goals, and values. Speech shapes lives. And this is by God’s design. God himself creates by speaking. He speaks to us and effects change in us by His Word. In fact, it is …
Jonathon Edwards sweetly said, "There is a difference between having an opinion that God is holy and gracious, and having a sense of the loveliness and beauty of that holiness and grace. There is a difference between having a rational judgment that honey is sweet, and having a sense of its sweetness. A man may …
A wolf in sheep’s clothing is someone or something who appears to be friendly but is in reality harmful. Jude warns an undisclosed church that some ungodly people have snuck in and seek to do them harm. They aim to replace the truth of the gospel with their ungodly truth; beliefs based on their instincts, …
When we talk about parenting often times our discussions revolve around the negatives. Kids are misbehaving, disobedient, and stubborn; not enough sleep; too busy to be involved with kids; personal failure in this, that, or another area; kids haven’t accepted the Lord; worry concerning their future. As much as parenting is a difficult calling, filled …
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