Archive for January 2020
S40P3 – To raise a child: protection
Exodus 22:21-24 You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. You shall not harm or oppress any widow or fatherless child. If you harm or oppress them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will most certainly hear their cry; and…
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Pro. 13:21 Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them. The bright red coils caught my attention even though I was barely tall enough to see them. In my curious desire to know what they were, I reached out my hand. Had I done…
Read MoreS40P1 – To raise a child: scriptural foundation
Pro. 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it. I was raised in a fundamentalist environment which was more religious than spiritual. Not taught to have a personal relationship with God, I was taught that faith was about following a set…
Read MoreA sacrificial people
In a world full of people who are bent on getting as much as they can, it should be refreshing when we encounter those who simply desire to give. The foundation of our faith, the good news of the gospel, rests on the sacrifice of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It should be no…
Read MoreS39P4 – Taking it all in: feeling
2 Cor. 7:8-10 For even though I did grieve you with my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it —for I see that the letter hurt you, though only for a little while—yet I am glad now, not because you were hurt and made sorry, but because your sorrow led to repentance; for…
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