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The Real Reason Your Child Might Leave the Church
Nobody knows what is going to happen to their kids. We don’t know how they will perform in the world. We don’t know who they will marry, what friends they will choose, or what kind of career they will have. We don’t know if they will always be healthy and happy and safe like we want them to be. And so we raise them as best we can and give them to the Lord. Christian parents who currently have children at home have one thing in particular that they are worried about. They are concerned that their children might leave the church. I have seen several studies over the years…
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Swift Transition
Many are familiar with a song that begins with these words: Time is filled with swift transition – Naught of earth unmoved shall stand. The past few weeks or so have demonstrated the truth of those words on so many levels. Globally, the transition was from one year to the next. While we all could prepare for and plan for the end of 2016 and the beginning of 2017, the actual transition took place in a second (or maybe a fraction of a second). After a seemingly endless “election cycle,” our national government made the transition from one presidential administration to another. While there was so much preparation and anticipation,…
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[Quote] For All You Busy Parents Who are Struggling
SOURCE: For Better or For Kids by Patrick & Ruth Schwenk. (Page 220)
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Love, Joy, and Peace
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about these three words – love, joy, and peace. They’ve been on my mind for several different reasons, but at the top of the list is the negativity that I see around me. When you turn on the TV, it’s there. When you shop in Wal-Mart (or any other store), it’s there. When you scroll through Facebook or Twitter or your email, it’s there. When you go to a meeting of any kind, it is often there. Sometimes, even in our homes and in our congregations, it is there. I’m wondering…where is the love, joy, and peace? If you asked almost anyone around you if they want to have love, joy,…
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How to Flood Your Community with the Gospel … for Free
Evangelism takes money. Taking the Gospel to “all creation” (Mark 16:15) simply cannot be done without monetary funds. From supporting preachers to providing materials to helping with benevolent needs, money is needed if we are going to win the world for Christ. However, not every aspect of taking the Gospel to others costs money. Often, when we think of evangelizing the world, we only see the overwhelming numbers (over 7billion people; costs that could be very high) and we shy away. May I suggest to you, though, that there are several ways you can flood your community, and even much of the world, with the Gospel without spending a dime?…
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Why Believing in Jesus is Not Enough
Jesus said near the end of the Sermon on the Mount: “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” (Matthew 7:21-23) Jesus went on to finish His sermon by telling the parable of the wise and foolish builders. The moral explained in the parable is plain.…
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__________ Where They Are
Most who read this will be very familiar with the account of the conversion of the man who has come to be known as “the Ethiopian eunuch.” If you are not familiar with that material, you may want to read it in Acts 8:26-40. I was sitting in a Bible class recently in which a very good point was made about these events. The observation was made that Philip began his conversation with the eunuch by asking him whether or not he understood what he was reading (v. 30). This passage was compared to other cases of conversion recorded in Acts. It was also compared to people who have been brought to Christ in…
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Episode 75: Leah Goes to Louisville, 3 Things We Put on Every Month’s Calendar, Parents: Don’t be Fearful, and More! [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/legacy_podcast_075.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) In episode 75 of the podcast, Adam and Leah talk about an upcoming homeschool retreat Leah will be speaking at. They also talk about three things they put on every month’s calendar. For quite awhile, they talk about a great article (link below) that helps parents see that do not need to fear; they just need to parent. Oh, and both Adam and Leah forget what the capital of Kentucky is. We hope you enjoy this week’s episode. Resource Print-A-Calendar (for March 2017) Dear Younger Me: About All Those Things You Fear [Hip Homeschool…
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Legacy Recipe: Festive Chicken and Rice [Free Printable]
I was going through some old file folders of recipes the other day and came across one of my favorites that my mother used to make. I love the feeling that I get when that happens because it takes me back in time and I can remember how the dish looked on the table as we gathered to eat supper. I hope you will enjoy it as well. It’s delish! FESTIVE CHICKEN AND RICE 1 box long grain and wild rice 3 pounds of chicken pieces (I use 1 whole chicken cut up, but a pkg. of legs and thighs would work) 1 can whole berry cranberry sauce 3 Tbs. butter 2…
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Do’s and Don’ts of Selecting Adult Bible School Material
If a congregation chooses to have a Bible school program, one of the more difficult tasks is having a vibrant adult class or classes. Part of the reason for that is that it can be difficult to find literally years’ worth of good material. Think about it this way: a student is only in the youth group for about four years. If a class uses the quarter system on both Sundays and Wednesdays, that is still just 32 quarters of material. That sounds like a lot… …until you start looking at it beyond the youth group. Let’s say that same person leaves for a couple of years to go to college, then…
