Church Life
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Episode 89: The “Profit” of Biblical Parenting, Pew Packers Resources…and More! [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_089.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not displaying or working? Click here.) In this week’s podcast, Adam and Leah share a fantastic quote from Gregory Tidwell about the need to focus on Biblical parenting. Then, to help families do just that, they share a free resource from the blog to help children memorize basic Bible facts, memory verses, and more. Links below! Resources Quote from Gregory Tidwell on parenting [Facebook] Pew Packers Resource homepage [A Legacy of Faith] More from A Legacy of Faith To subscribe to A Legacy of Faith by email for free click here. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Subscribe via rss Find us on…
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The Difference a Few Days Can Make
Ask the people of Texas. Or those in Florida. Or the ones in all the areas of the raging wildfires. How long, how many days did it take before their lives were changed? I would suggest that the answer could even be shorter than days – maybe hours or even minutes. Sunday morning, my son, Daniel, pointed out an instance in the life of one of Christ’s disciples where things changed in short order. In Matthew 16, we read of the great confession Peter made of Jesus being the Christ, “the Son of the living God” (verse 16). For that confession, Peter was praised and given a new name. But…
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Reading that Reminds Us of Real Pain
If you know me at all, you know I like to read. Other than my daily Bible reading, I try to have two or three books going all the time. [If you want to see a list of all the books I have read so far this year, here’s a link.] As with anything else, however, it can become easy to read in an “echo chamber.” In other words, we may be reading good material, but, too often, we only read things that we already agree with or that we know are going to make us feel good and uplift us. Recently, however, I have finished two books that truly…
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Does God Execute Judgment with Earthquakes and Hurricanes?
Recently we have been witnessing some incredibly impressive events in our natural world. Hurricanes and earthquakes and floods, oh, and I also heard something about an eclipse happening somewhere. With these events, there has also been some conversation through the media and other channels concerning their occurrence and what part God might possibly play in it all. Have you heard anything like this before?… “Well, New Orleans got hit with Katrina because God was cleaning up all the sin down there…” “God is punishing Texas with Harvey because they voted for Trump…” And let’s not forget this one, though not associated within anything weather related – “9-11 happened because God…
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The Rains Have Stopped but the Flooding Has Not
I am typing these words on September 5, 2017. I thought I would provide that information for a couple of reasons. Neither of those reasons has anything to do with the fact that this particular date has any monumental significance. First, since I do not know when this will actually appear online, I thought it would be appropriate to provide a kind of “time stamp” for my thoughts. I also provided that date because, as I type these words, Hurricane Harvey is beginning to “do a slow fade” from the news headlines. That “slow fade” has actually taken place in a relatively short time. It has only been eleven days since Harvey hit the…
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Teach Me, Lord, to Wait
Teach me Lord to wait down on my knees, Till in Your own good time You answer my pleas; Teach me not to rely on what others do, But to wait in prayer for an answer from You. Teach me Lord to wait while hearts are aflame, Let me humble my pride and call on Your name. Keep my faith renewed, my eyes on Thee, Let me be on this earth what You want me to be. “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, They shall mount up with wings like eagles. They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.” Teach me…
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We Cannot Water Down Baptism
You, like me, have friends and loved ones who are wonderfully sincere individuals, but who have never been baptized to put on Christ. We love them, but, at times, our love for them leads us to be unwilling to speak clearly and boldly about the essentiality of baptism for salvation. Our Lord Jesus Himself stated that it is essential. He told Nicodemus, “…unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God” (John 3:5). The Great Commission, given by Jesus, makes it crystal clear that one must be baptized to be saved from sin. He stated, “Whoever believes and is baptized will be…
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A Challenging Song
Lists like the following one posted by my friend, Edd Sterchi make the rounds every once in a while. His title for the list was: “Hymns for the Sorta Committed” I Surrender Some It is Fairly Well with My Soul Oh, How I Like Jesus He’s a Little Bit to Me I Love to Let Someone Else Tell the Story Take My Life and Let Me Be Where He Leads, I’ll Consider Following Just as I Pretend to Be Onward Christian Reserves When the Saints Go Sneaking In Sit Down, Sit Down for Jesus My Hope is Built on Somewhat Less How Neglected is the Book Divine I Need Thee…
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Episode 88: The Importance of an Organized Bible School Program [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_088.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not displaying or working? Click here.) Adam and Leah are both passionate about the Bible school program of a local congregation, both for young people and adults. On this week’s program, they share some information about the importance of thinking “big picture” with the program, and some resources to help with that. Resources Bible Chronology Timeline [Biblehub] The “66 Club” [Waterview church of Christ; pdf] More from A Legacy of Faith To subscribe to A Legacy of Faith by email for free click here. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Subscribe via rss Find us on Stitcher Radio Visit the show archives
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My Mother Spoke at Polishing the Pulpit Last Week
Those of you who know me know that my mother passed from this life in February of 2009. It was right after an epic ice storm that left so much damage in our area. The loss of my mother, even though I knew she was going to a better place, left a huge hole in my life and in my heart. You may be wondering about my mental state when you glance back at the title of this post. I hope you’ll bear with me as I explain. I also hope you will take the lesson and apply it to your life. I was blessed to be asked to teach five lessons for the…
