Marriage
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Episode 112: Our 2018 Thankful List [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_112.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) Each year, we take a program before Thanksgiving and simply list some things we are thankful for from the previous few months. This year, Mary Carol, Turner, Leah, and Adam all sit around and share their gratitude. We hope it encourages you and causes you to want to thank God for all the good things He has brought to you, both big and small. 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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God Heard the Prayers
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!! I’m not sure everyone would agree with that, but for me, it is a wonderful time of the year. I have always loved Thanksgiving and that day is only two weeks away! There is just something about gathering together as a family and enjoying time with each other, good food, and lots of laughter that is so appealing to me. I especially like it because you are not under the pressure of buying gifts for everyone!! As a child, we would always gather at my paternal grandparents’ house which just happened to be right next door to our house. There would be aunts and uncles, cousins, and…
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Teach Them to Love Their Husbands
Well, it officially happened. I was asked to be the “older woman.” Our college group at church was preparing for their fall retreat and the leader came to me and said he really liked the idea of getting different ages of the congregation together so would I come talk to the young ladies about Titus 2. Now, I’m no genius, but if I was teaching the young ladies, I figured out that he put me in the other category listed in Titus 2 … the older women. While I had a lot of fun giving that young man a hard time, I have to admit that in preparing to talk…
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A Flood of Memories
Very recently our congregation hosted a seminar entitled “Facing Dreaded Diseases with Faith.” Ron and Don Williams came and held a series of classes designed to help anyone who attended be better equipped should you find yourself or a loved one in this position. I benefitted greatly from the sessions I attended, and learned much about not only the diseases, but also about how to handle these diseases. However, I had another reaction. Listening to all of the advice for the caregivers of those loved ones opened up my memory banks and brought back some feelings I had kept inside for quite some time. I hope that sharing with you those memories and…
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What About Worship on Vacation?
For the past two weeks, my wife and children have been on fall break. During this time we typically take some type of vacation out of town. If you are like us, a part of your plan includes trying to figure out where you are going to worship on Sunday and what you will do for some type of mid-week Bible study. This set of circumstances begs the question, “What are the correct attitudes and practices concerning worship for Christians when they are temporarily away from home?” First of all, we need to educate ourselves on what God’s word reveals about our duties for worship. It should not take much…
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Kids, You’d Better Respect My Wife!
Recently, we were blessed to hear brother John DeBerry preach in a Gospel Meeting. In one of those lessons, he talked about the family and spent a great deal of time talking about the need for children to respect their parents. He recounted a story about a time when he, as a young boy, did not show respect to his mother. His dad came in and quickly reminded him that he was not just disrespecting his mother, but “my woman!” On a few occasions, I have done the same thing with my children. When I have felt they were getting just a little too big for their britches, I changed…
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What Is (and What Should Be) Expected of a Preacher’s Wife
For my entire life, I have been around preachers’ wives. My mom is one. My wife (of course) is one. My sister is one. My wife’s sister-in-law is one. In addition, our family has become good friends with many preacher’s families throughout the years. Also, I have read a great deal written by these sweet ladies and heard many conversations. All that said, one of the common struggles of these godly Christian women is that there are expectations placed upon them by a congregation that are simply not right. Sometimes, those expectations are spoken and overt, while at other times (I believe) people do not even realize what they are…
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3 Reminders for Parents on Dates
Last week, Leah and I got to go on a date. In fact, it was a big date…we stayed overnight in a hotel and everything! (When you have kids, this qualifies as a big deal.) Sometimes, husbands and wives give up “dating” when they have children. There is so much going on in life that those evenings away–just one-on-one–seem to be put on the backburner. However, it is precisely because you are so busy that you need those times. They do not have to be anything big and fancy. Just a dinner out or even a picnic in the park makes for a great evening and much-needed time with one another. But, because…
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Bringing Us Together Since the Beginning
“Mawwiage, is what bwings up togevah today.” That line from the movie The Princess Bride is iconic. I couldn’t help but think of it yesterday, which was the 48th anniversary of the patriarch and matriarch of “A Legacy of Faith.” Next week, one set of Jeremiah’s grandparents will celebrate 70 years. Last week, Jeremiah and I celebrated 20 years of marriage. In our ceremony 20 years ago, the legacy of long-lasting marriages in our family was mentioned. At that time, between all of our grandparents and parents, there was over 250 years of marriage represented. We have been very blessed by Christian examples of commitment in all of these marriages.…
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3 Biblical Facts about Sex Our Society Needs to Hear
It really is difficult to imagine a time in history that was more sexually-saturated than our modern day. While there were certainly times of depravity in ancient history, the advent of technology has made sex the very core of much of our society. But with each passing day, we are also seeing much confusion about sex. People are being sexually molested and assaulted. Pornography is mainstream. Standards (if you want to call them that) are changing constantly, and people do not know what is right, wrong, or indifferent. Yet, there stands the Bible, as always, with a consistent and simple ethic that would literally end all this confusion and hurt…
