Family
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What Happened to Childhood Innocence?
My precious children aren’t so young any longer. I am the father of a teenager and another who will be a teenager in less than a year. We are closer to driving in our future than we are to Kindergarten in our past. It really does come at you fast. In the midst of that, we know our children have to grow up and mature. Each year (in fact, almost each day), they have to learn how to interact with and encounter deeper issues. Try as we might to protect them, we know they are coming. But our culture wants the first, strongest, and coolest word in these issues, and…
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Something You Can Do That People Will Never Forget
This past Sunday evening I preached a sermon with the lesson text coming from 1 Kings 2. This is David’s charge to his son Solomon just before his death. I was using this passage as a jumping off place for a lesson for our graduates. The goal was to give them advice in order for them to lead successful, godly lives. My second son, Daniel, who has this uncanny ability to look deeper into the text and point out something other people miss, made a comment to me afterward about the passage. He mentioned a man that I had somehow overlooked who was remembered along with his sons. If I…
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She Lives On
Mother’s Day is this Sunday and while I am blessed to be the mother of two wonderful children who always make me feel very special on this day (and many other days), I am always a little sad. I won’t be buying a special gift and card for my mother or cooking dinner in her honor. It has been ten years since my mother left this life. I think about her daily and I recall many things she taught me on an almost daily basis. Anytime I use Proverbs 31 when I am speaking, her face is the one I give to that virtuous woman. Let me share with you…
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Free Resources for Memorizing Facts about Luke
Each year, Lads to Leaders chooses a book (or books) of the Bible to emphasize for Bible Bowl and from which the annual theme is selected. For 2019-2020, that is the book of Luke. We try to incorporate that particular book into several things we do as a family, while also encouraging our young people at church to learn more about the book, too. So, this year, we have two things we want to share with you for free that you might find helpful in studying Luke for the next several months. Centurion of Scripture In Centurion of Scripture, students memorize 100 verses of the Bible. For Lads to Leaders,…
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I Have No Idea How God Did That
I was just realizing that, even though I had intended the title of this article for a specific thought, it would be possible for the sentiment in the title to be true on numerous occasions. As Paul wrote to the Roman church, “Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!” (Rom. 11:33). But for this moment I am thinking of one thing in particular – one thing that God did that I still can’t comprehend. This article will post in our bulletin this week. Sunday when our members read it will be both…
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One Man and One Woman for Life!
At times some statements are heard so frequently that we fail to really listen to them. They might even become a part of our own vocabulary. We may recite the familiar phrase without giving a great deal of thought as to its meaning. Recently, I heard one such phrase. A good brother in Christ and fine gospel preacher “informed” those who were listening to him about God’s design for marriage. He said (as have many others before him), “God’s plan for marriage is for there to be one man and one woman for life.” For some reason, for the first time, hearing that statement on that occasion caused my mind…
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Episode 120: Using Lads to Leaders Year-Round in Your Home or Congregation [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_120.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS (Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) Lads to Leaders is a training program for young people, but many people do not realize how robust the program is, and how many of the events can be done, even right in your home. On this week’s program, Adam and Leah talk about using several of the events in your family Bible time throughout the year. They also encourage congregations to use Lads to Leaders as a way to built intergenerational relationships. Resources Lads to Leaders [Homepage] Lads to Leaders Rulebook [pdf] Advanced Bible Reader website [Apologetics Press] 100 memory verses from…
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Beyond First Impressions
Don’t get me wrong. I think first impressions are important. That’s why I try to teach my children (including my own, my Lads to Leaders girls, and my school kids) that manners and an opening smile are important! However, those first impressions are just that … impressions. They are based on perception and could be flawed for any number of reasons. The “impressed” could have a skewed view based on timing, mood, or what they expect. The “impresser” could be trying to give off a certain vibe that makes that gives a false negative or positive. Recently, I have experienced first impressions that were not a full view of the…
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“Following the Messiah” : A Great Free Resource You’ll Want to Watch with Your Family
(Screenshot from Appian Media website) Not long ago, I was informed of a series of videos that is available online for free, and I was told that they were high-quality. Always on the lookout for ideas for our family Bible time, I checked into them. Earlier this week, we finished watching the 10 videos as a family, and we all think it is one of the best things we have ever done for our family Bible time. The video series is called “Following the Messiah,” and is produced by Appian Media. These are high-quality, rich-content videos that you will both enjoy and learn from. Produced with fantastic quality, “Following the…
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Have You Had a Pity Party Lately?
Jim and I were sitting and discussing some things one morning and the statement was made, “I don’t know why we would ever have a pity party.” You know what that is, don’t you? A session (party) in which you feel sorry for yourself. It usually involves whining and a facial expression that is either sad or mad. Maybe you didn’t get the trophy you wanted, the raise you thought you deserved, the grade you worked hard for, the family you wish you had, or the recognition you should have had. Maybe it’s your health that isn’t great and you forget about all the good days you have had. They…
