When Older Children Doubt the Gospels

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  Krissa rubbed her thumb along the thin page of her Bible, fear gnawing at her soul. She had always believed its words, never doubting its record of God’s Son becoming flesh to dwell among us. But shortly after her sixteenth birthday, questions slipped more and more frequently into her thoughts. How could her heart
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Reminding Ourselves to Remember God

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  The sin that pops out over and over again to me as I journey slowly through the Bible with my kids is simple: We forget God. Adam and Even forgot about God when they ate the fruit from the tree. All the people from Noah’s time forgot God, except for Noah and his close
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Teaching Children What Scripture Teaches About Money – Part Two

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  How do we teach children to have a biblical and balanced view of money? Part One displayed how young George Muller went to Scripture to establish his personal finances; likewise, his pattern for ministry would be no exception. Scriptures For Ministry: During the same time our young pastor did away with his salary, George
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Teaching Children What Scripture Teaches About Money – Part One

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  How can we teach children to have a biblical and balanced view of money? More importantly, how do we teach them to open God’s Word for themselves, hiding those biblical precepts in their hearts? How does our God, Who knows our needs before we even ask Him (Matthew 6), view material resources that make
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By What Standards Will We Choose to Live

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  When it comes to the education of our children, by what standards will we choose to live? 1 John 2:15-17 reads “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the
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Hey Mama Monday: Raising Up the Next Generation

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  Hey Mama, May your children rise up and call you blessed. That’s in Proverbs 31, as you know. Sometimes you look at that and think, “Yeah, right.” It’s hard to see all the monkeys who constantly make bad decisions and whom you are always having to pull down off the walls. Popcorn. These kids
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4 Ways to Lead Our Children to Love the Lost

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  Do your children love the lost? We soon will be celebrating the resurrection of our Lord Jesus and the rich salvation we have in Him. But what about those who will not be celebrating? Will we even think about them? More importantly, do our children think about them, or even realize not everyone knows
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3 Tips for Getting to Church on Time

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  Recently, I wrote a blog post as a reminder of the importance of attending weekly worship service. No matter which day you attend, I believe it is imperative for us to come together for encouragement and fellowship. However, as a wife and mother, I am reminded every week that my lack of preparation can
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