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The Holidays are here…Breathe

By David Kneen A lady in my office regularly emails with the days, hours, and minutes to go until Christmas. I love this lady and Christmas, but I delete her emails unread. I do not dread the holiday season yet I do not live in unending anticipation of its coming....

God is My Portion

On Sunday, in our study of Psalm 73, we looked at the reality that God is better.  Asaph writes But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. When we think about portions, we think about limits.  We look at a pumpkin pie and think more people means less...

God is My Rock

Asaph says in Psalm 73, My heart and my flesh may fail Even after proclaiming that God is better than anything in heaven and earth, Asaph still knows his heart will be fickle and, left alone, will want false things again. Thankfully, For the follower of Jesus, our...

Family Worship Resources

In a previous post, I commented about the importance of family worship.  The follow are some resources we have found helpful as a family.  I hope they are helpful to you. The following are resources we have used and found super helpful.  They can be purchased online...
Grateful Hearts

Grateful Hearts

“Did I do something wrong?” My daughter replied.    I had prompted her to say “thanks” for something. Someone had shown kindness to our family by spending quality time with our little ones. After explaining to her that she wasn’t in trouble, she exclaimed:...

Family Worship, Part 1

One of the values that guides our church is that the family operating within the context of a local church is the primary place for spiritual development.  There are two all important pieces to this value.  The family is crucial to its own spiritual development.  This...