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What I Want My Son to Become (In Spite of What Culture Says)
Last weekend, we braved “Tax-Free Weekend” at Wal-Mart to buy school supplies for the kids. Actually, we survived this experienced, which is a small accomplishment in itself. As Leah was looking at her list for the kids, she wanted each child to select a 3-ring binder as an “extra” notebook, just to keep loose papers in. She had in mind a cool notebook with a nice design for each child. Mary Carol immediately spotted a pink and green design. It was colorful and loud, so she knew it was hers. Then it was time for Turner to select his. So we looked… and looked… and looked. Even the workers could…
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2013-2014 School Year, Here We Come
Today is the first day of our year of home school. We thought we’d share a little about the excitement we have for this year. Last night, the kids were getting ready. Enjoy this short video where they tell you what they are looking forward to. Then, this morning, we got the teacher involved and asked her what she’s looking forward to. Here are some pictures of the kids, all ready to go into the house and start day #1 of the school year. Lord, I pray your blessings on my precious children as they begin another school year. Help their hearts to be drawn closer to you by the…
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Hymn Reflection : “Eternal Father, Strong to Save”
Inspired by a psalm, this hymn is now commonly associated with the armed forces (which explains the picture at the end of this post from my hymnal collection). In fact, the hymn has been used for so long by navies in both Britain and the United States that it has alternate names such as “Hymn of Her Majesty’s Royal Forces” and “The Navy Hymn.” The three original stanzas of “Eternal Father, Strong to Save” were penned in 1860 by William Whiting. He was a hymn writer and poet who had at least two collections of poems published. Today, though, this hymn is by far his most-remembered work. Whiting received some…
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001 : Introducing the Faughn Family Podcast
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Podcast_001.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWelcome to the Faughn Family Podcast! We are so thrilled to finally have this program up and running. We planned for a long time, made a few changes along the way, but somehow still launched on time. In this first episode, we simply take the time to tell you a little more about ourselves and our goal for this podcast. So scroll back up to the top of the post, hit the play button, and enjoy our first episode! [Trouble seeing the player in rss or email? Click here to go to the post and play the show.] Links Mentioned on Program Lebanon…
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The Faughn Family Podcast Launches Tomorrow!
We announced it at the beginning of June, made many changes over the last several weeks, but we are launching on time. And we couldn’t be more thrilled! Tomorrow, August 1, is the official launch date of The Faughn Family Podcast. In fact, Leah and I have already recorded the episode, and (I hope) it’s ready to roll. I hope you are excited about the podcast. We will have an introductory episode tomorrow, then our monthly format will start on August 8. Two things to keep in mind if you are a blog reader and do not enjoy podcasts too much. 1. The podcast will come to you like any…
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Help! I’m a Preacher and I’m an Introvert
Can a man be an introvert and a preacher? I hope so, because I am one. Now, some of you read that and think I am not telling the truth about myself. Some of you know that I enjoy events like Polishing the Pulpit where there are thousands of people. I preach for around 300 people each Sunday morning. I will even get on a stage at camp and act silly in front of the whole crowd. How can I say I am an introvert? One of the great misconceptions about introverted people is that they don’t like being around other people. That is not at all what being an…
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Acts by the Numbers : Acts 20
We are into the 20s now! Only eight more to go after this week. We hope you are finding these handouts helpful, and we are grateful for everyone who has said you are learning from them or using them! Acts by the Numbers Chapter 20 —————————- To receive our blog posts via rss, click here. To subscribe via email (and get a free e-book), click here. To sign up for our free monthly enewsletter (and get a free e-book), click here. Click the banner to visit our publishing website
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Hymn Reflection : “O Holy Night”
French in origin, this powerhouse song has been recorded numerous times in nearly every language imaginable. Amazingly, this hymn was not written by a professional poet nor hymn writer, but by a wine merchant. Placide Clappeau desired to have a life in academics, and showed great promise in many areas. Eventually, he received a license to practice law in Paris. To show his varied skills, however, just six years prior to earning this license, he won first prize in a drawing contest. All this despite having had one hand amputated at the age of 8. Cappeau, though a law license holder, went back to his father’s family business, selling wine…
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Christians and Political Parties
When the city of Detroit, Michigan, made the news a few days ago, it was not good news. The city declared bankruptcy on a very large debt load. While Detroit is not the first city to do this, it is the most well-recognized. Because of the auto industry, there is also a certain American “romance” connected with Detroit. As the news began to make the rounds, however, I began to see something…again…that really bothered me. Christians began to put articles and comments on Facebook and Twitter about how Detroit is a city that has a long history of Democratic leaders, and that this bankruptcy was no surprise. Now, there is…
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God is the Only Solution to Temptation
I rarely write a blog post based upon a sermon, but something that we studied together yesterday morning at Lebanon Road has really been meaningful to me recently. It’s one of those things that we know, but sometimes we don’t let it truly sink in. My sermon yesterday morning (audio here) dealt with Jesus’ parable in Matthew 12:43-45 about an evil spirit that goes out into waterless places seeking rest. When it doesn’t find the rest it is looking for, it returns to the “house” and finds it put in order. So, finding the place better suited for habitation, the spirit gets seven more spirits–even more evil–and they all move…
