Source of Hope

Sometimes we can feel like we are going against all odds. That no one is on our side; we can’t seem to catch a break. In a word: hopeless. The Truth tells us that we gain hope from the source of life and His words: Romans 15:4 ESV “For whatever was written in former days [...]

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Strength for the Weary!

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. – Isaiah 40:29 Do you feel tired, worn out, or maybe even a little discouraged?  Has life seemingly gotten the best of you lately and you just wish you could sleep for three days straight?  Do you ever look around and think [...]

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Stay In School

I remember when I was in high school all I wanted was to be out of there so I could be “grown up”. I didn’t want to have any more have-to’s or assignments to stress over. I didn’t want to be forced to learn anymore. I had had almost 18 years of it, and I [...]

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What Are You Training Your Child For?

Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. – Proverbs 22:6 As I was preparing for our most recent series, The Middle, which is all about parenting I came across a very interesting article written back in the 1950′s by a representative of [...]

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Finding The Reward In Life’s Trials

1 Peter 6-9 (NLT):  So be truly glad.  There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while.  These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when [...]

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Power to Win

Ephesians 1:18  I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. God gives us who believe in Him a [...]

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The Toughest Job You’ll Ever Love!

Parenting is hard!  Often you feel like your ready to just throw in the towel because it’s so difficult, but I promise you it’s worth it. The father of godly children has cause for joy.  What a pleasure to have children who are wise.  So give your father and mother joy!  May she who gave [...]

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Marital Change Is Inevitable

Have you ever found yourself worrying about the future of your marriage because you and your spouse were growing apart?  I think everyone has this fear at some point in there marriage but I don’t think too many make an effort to understand why this has happened.  Maybe you and your spouse aren’t talking enough [...]

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Shield of Faith

Ephesians 6:16   In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Our shield of faith is one of the many defenses we have to protect ourselves from the attacks of Satan.  He throws so many flaming arrows our way.  It [...]

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Your Perspective!

For the despondent, every day brings trouble; for the happy heart, life is a continual feast. – Proverbs 15:15 NLT Have you ever met someone that no matter what happened they just couldn’t be happy?  My dad used to say, “They’d be unhappy because you didn’t give them a crisp $100 bill!”  As I’ve walked through [...]

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