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4 Groups Who Do Not Like Responses in Church
“As we stand and sing.” Those words are often used as the final line of sermons all throughout the world. Traditionally, congregations stand together and sing what is commonly referred to as an “invitation song,” with words to encourage someone to respond to the message of Christ. Many times, no one publically responds. But sometimes, someone does. It is wonderful! When there is a baptism, or when someone states they need prayers of forgiveness of encouragement, it is a remarkable moment. It is a time of celebration and joy. It is a time for an outpouring of love. However, there are some who cannot stand that people are, as one…
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Reachable Goals
Imagine what it would be like to try and hit something you cannot see. If you have ever been to a birthday party and there was a pinata or a “pin the tail on the donkey” contest, you may remember how difficult some of that was. How about trying to bowl strikes without being able to see the pins? Actually this is not as hard as you think, because bowling lanes have markers and arrows that make it possible for a person to aim at something other than the actual pins in order to have success. In fact, in 1933, a man by the name of Bill Knox demonstrated this…
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An Adopted Treasure
Her birthday is Wednesday. It doesn’t seem possible, but she will be ten years old. It is not true that she has been a part of our family for a decade. She’s been a part of our family and our hearts since we first learned that there would be an addition to our family. I’m sure that is the case with most families. As soon as it is discovered that a child will be born, the love already starts. There are months of prayer and preparation. Both anticipation and excitement build. However, it was not quite that way with her. Unlike most families, we only found out that she would be our granddaughter seven weeks before…
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Episode 34 : A Short Social Media Reminder for Parents [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_034.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not working? Click here.) Social media is everywhere. It is part of almost all our lives, whether we want it to be or not. From news reporters telling us to “tweet in” updates to virtually every business asking us to “like us” on Facebook, it is all around us. However, social media can teach our children some things that need to be discussed. This week, Adam comes to you with a solo program and shares some thoughts on social media. This shorter episode is based upon this article, which shares some talking points parents need to have with their kids about social…
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Something Every Parent Needs to Read
Rarely do we not have a full post for you. However, sometimes something comes across that we just want to share with you. That is the case with today’s article. Instead of us writing something, we want to send you over to another site, for the family, for a great article. Those who are married and raising children absolutely must read this article. “Is Parenting Threatening Your Marriage?“
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It’s Also Time to #ShoutYourAbortionForgiveness
In recent days, a sensation has made waves online that has so many people up in arms, and rightly so. A movement started on Twitter and quickly moved to other social media platforms. It was a chance for women who had aborted a child to no longer whisper about it, but to proudly bring that out in the open. It was given the social treatment with a hashtag: #ShoutYourAbortion. Some “shouted” about their experience and wanted to do it again. Some did so, and were just thankful that someone had given them an outlet to share that they were not sorry for their abortion. They felt liberated by the viral nature of…
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Does It Really Matter What Other People Think?
So it happened again. There was a competition. This competition was not limited to a specific time and it did not involve teams scoring points head to head. Nobody threw anything the farthest, ran any race the fastest, or jumped the highest or the longest. Instead, this competition had judges. Each team performed and the judges decided who won. The participants were completely dependent upon the interpretation of the judges. I don’t know about you, but this type of competition does not interest me. I always judge differently than the judges judge. Maybe I am biased, or maybe they are. I just know that usually those venues leave me with…
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How Curious Are You?
I suppose most of us have heard this expression: “Curiosity killed the cat.” I’m not really sure what that means, but I’ve heard it all my life. I think it has something to do with the idea that some things are better left alone. I recently read another quote about curiosity that caught my attention. While not as famous as the one about the cat, it may be more important. “The call of Moses started with the curiosity of Moses.” (Jesus in the Present Tense: The I Am Statements of Christ, by Warren Wiersbe, p.17) While Mr. Wiersbe and I would disagree on many things, I think he’s right about that. The conversation with God…
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Episode 33: “Arrows in Our Hand” with Wesley and Denise Skelton [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_033.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not working? Click here.) On this week’s episode of the podcast, Adam is joined by Wesley and Denise Skelton, cohosts of the podcast “Arrows in Our Hand.” They discuss their story and the focus of their program, designed to encourage and help Christian parents. Resources Wesley and Denise’s blog “Arrows in Our Hand” [iTunes] Podcast episode of “Arrows in Our Hand” when Adam and Leah were guests on the program. The Light Network More from A Legacy of Faith To subscribe to A Legacy of Faith by email for free (and get a free eBook) click here. Subscribe to the…
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Playing with Fire
“Burn the trash.” Those were the words my mother said to me. When I was a child, probably eight or nine years old, I was taught to do chores. They included things like dusting, helping with laundry, running the vacuum, and other jobs mom deemed me capable of doing. I can’t remember ever getting the job of burning the trash, but she must have thought I was ready for it. We had a burning barrel out on the alley behind our house and I had often seen my father, mother, and brother burn trash in that barrel, but on that particular day she handed me the matches and a bag of trash and…
