Psalm 90:2 (NIV) Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. Our fourth child is an adopted daughter and a blessing to our family. She almost a teen now but came to us out of a foster home when she was two and a half years old. Previous to
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Colossians 3:23-24 (NIV) Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Driving in the car with my kids we regularly pass several businesses that have employees
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3 John 1:4 (NIV) I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. I’m helping my dad with a tile project at his house. It’s tedious work but a fun project and we’re almost halfway through. One of the things I’ve learned about tile projects is that how you begin is really important.
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Proverbs 3:11-12(NLT) My child, don’t reject the LORD’s discipline, and don’t be upset when he corrects you. For the LORD corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights My son Andrew is what you’d call a gamer. He loves to spend his time on the computer playing games with his friends. They talk
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Jeremiah 31:33 (NIV) “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the LORD. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. When I was a kid growing up in church I remember lots of discussions
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Matthew 23:26 (NIV)Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. A conversation that Jesus often had with the Pharisees had to do with their hearts. He was constantly challenging them in areas of hypocrisy. This was because their tendency was often to worry about what others saw on the
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As my family gathers to celebrate the Christmas holiday this year there will be a pregnant mom at our table and joining us around the tree. As our family awaits the arrival of a grandson, nephew and son we’re in wonder about who this child will become. Will he have eyes like his mom, Will he smile like dad? And
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Psalm 65:9 (NIV) You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it What is it about sitting by the water that brings such peace and causes me to reflect on God’s character? It doesn’t seem to matter
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The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. Proverbs 18:10 (NIV) When my wife and I were first married, we spent one Christmas with our extended family that lived across the country. After the holidays, we headed home to Minnesota pulling a trailer on the back of our car. It was
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Philippians 2:4 (NIV) not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. I can’t say I’m overly equipped for the task but my wife is overdue for an evening out with her girlfriends and so this leaves me on deck for a ballet recital dress rehearsal for our five year old. The questioning
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