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This is for the Elder…
Elders in the Lord’s Church need encouragement. Their office is the highest office anyone could ever attain, but it carries a weight and a responsibility unlike any other. Too often, elders do their best, yet receive so little encouragement. I hope this post helps lift their spirits a little bit. I am not an elder, but I spend a lot of my time with elders, and I can–at least to some extent–appreciate their role and responsibility. I do not always agree with what elders decide, but, through spending so much time with them, I appreciate what they do, and I want to hold up their hands. So, this post is…
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Praying With Your Family
Yesterday something happened that gave my wife and children cause to celebrate. We had a late day – two hours late to school due to bad weather. I decided to take advantage of the extra hours in the morning. We went out to breakfast together. It was a prayer breakfast. We used the time we never have on a Monday in which we are usually in a rush to get ready. We talked. We ate a sit-down meal together. We discussed the week ahead. Then I asked them all to tell me something specifically they wanted to pray about. It was a great morning for our family. It was also…
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A Picture That is Meaningful to Me (On Many Levels)
As many who read the posts from A Legacy of Faith know, the annual Freed-Hardeman University Lectureship takes place on the first full week of each February. For years, I have looked forward to that week and its events. In so many ways, this event is a true “spiritual feast.” One of the highlights each year is the opportunity I have to spend time with people who have meant – and continue to mean – a great deal to me. It is good to hear many of them speak, to share ideas with them, and to just enjoy their fellowship. This year, the older gentleman in the picture above will not be there. He…
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Episode 72: Capturing Great Family Photos on Your Smartphone (guest: Chad Landman) [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Landman_Photos_pod072.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not displaying or working? Click here.) With smartphones now having great cameras, how can families take good pictures? Where do you store those pictures? On this podcast, Chad Landman rejoins the program to talk with Adam about taking great pictures with your smartphone, and then what to do with those pictures. Lots of links below! Links and Resource List Chad’s website Active Digital Parenting Camera and Photo apps for Android Phones Google Photos Google Camera Instagram VSCO Cam Camera Zoom FX Snapseed Camera and Photo apps for iOs (Apple) Phones VSCO Cam Instagram Snapseed Snapfish Chat Books Mosaic More from A Legacy…
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Legacy Recipe: Mom’s Cheese Soup [Free Printable]
My mother and my mother-in-law were both excellent cooks. Since both of them have passed from this life, you can imagine how much I treasure the recipes I have from each of their kitchens. Some of them are written in their own handwriting and some are in old cookbooks compiled by groups of which they were a part. I thought it might be fun (especially for the ladies and the men who like to cook who read Legacy) to share some of those recipes with you. Most of them are very easy and full of comfort. Since I’m on a different eating plan than I used to be, I don’t always fix the recipes…
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What Too Many Want in a Preacher (Hint: It’s Not John, Paul, or Jesus)
I see them often (not because I am looking to move!). They are the “ads” for preaching openings, as congregations try to summarize what they are looking for in just a paragraph or two. In a large number of these ads, you’ll find words like, “The [name of church] is looking for a younger man who will reach young families.” You might also find descriptions like “dynamic preaching style” or “accessible sermons.” And if you poll a large number of Christians about the type of preacher they are looking for (or not-so-secretly wish they had), they will spend far more time talking about his style or his presentation or even…
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“Not My Jesus!”
I saw the sign. It said plainly, “Not my president!” Before you think this is a political commentary please understand that this sign could have been used in a march this week against Trump or last week against Obama. This sign is nothing new. You see, depending on the situation there are going to be some people who don’t want to submit to the existing authority. There are going to be people who don’t like who is in charge, especially if that authority figure doesn’t stand for or profess what they want to be doing. But you know what? I am not concerned about the people who are saying, “Not…
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An Important Date & An Important Reminder
I am typing these words on January 20, 2017. As I type these words, millions of people are waiting for a new president to take the oath of office and begin a new era in our nation’s history. According to some information I have read, the cost of the inauguration will be somewhere in the neighborhood of $200 million. Flags are flying. Bands have been–and will be–playing. “Important” documents will be signed. Millions will witness the events, either in person or by means of some form of mass media. While I love all of the fanfare, excitement, and meaning involved in every inauguration, this date is particularly important to me. Its importance is not due to…
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[Quote] If You Don’t Know Christ… (Francis L. Patton)
SOURCE: Fundamental Christianity (Yale University’s James Sprunt Lectures of 1924), pages 94-95
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It’s the Small Things
It was one quarter. Just twenty-five cents. However, it seemed to make all the difference in one particular woman’s day. I’m an Aldi’s shopper, and I keep a quarter in a little compartment in my car when I go there so I can quickly get my shopping cart and begin saving all that money on groceries. It was right before the holidays and I was shopping as I usually do about once a week. When I finished loading my groceries in the back of my car I headed back to the store with my shopping cart. I happened to notice a young woman on her way to get a cart, so I asked her…
