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Resource: Advanced Bible Reader from Apologetics Press
It is now the middle of summer. The heat is causing your kids to want to stay indoors all the time, and it feels like the beginning of school is never going to get here. You want your children to still be kids, but at the same time you don’t want them to just waste all summer on the couch watching television. What can you do? Today, I want to share a great resource we recently signed our kids up for that we are already loving….and it’s free! It’s called Advanced Bible Reader (or “ABR” for short), and it is a great faith-building resource from our friends at Apologetics Press. What…
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Some Thoughts about Freedom
As we prepare to celebrate the fact that thirteen colonies declared, and then fought to win, their independence from the most powerful country in the world at that time, I thought it might be appropriate to share a few thoughts about freedom. There seems to me to be a connection between the freedom which was so dear to them and the freedom we have in Christ (cf. John 8:36). Freedom is not free. Those who signed the document declaring those colonies to be free from the domination of England pledged their “…Lives…Fortunes…and…Sacred Honor.” While there was recognition of, and appreciation for, “…the protection of Divine Providence…”, it is of interest to notice that…
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Episode 58: 20 Things I Want My Children to Know, part 4 [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/legacy_podcast_058.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not displaying or working? Click here.) This week, we finish our four-part series, in which Adam has been sharing his list of 20 things he wants his children to know. To listen to part 1, click here. To listen to part 2, click here. To listen to part 3, click here. The Five Things Discussed in This Week’s Program: 16. I want them to know that God has a plan for their life. 17. I want them to know how to think through the world Biblically. 18. I want them to know that every person is made in the image of God. 19.…
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Can Your Mate become Your Idol?
Recently, a wonderful young Christian lady asked me the following question in a private Facebook message: How are you and Leah able to keep Christ at the front of your relationship and not let each other become an idol? I asked her if I could use that question to develop a blog article, and she agreed. While I’m certain this is not a perfect response, I pray it causes all of us to think about our marriages in a truly Biblical and God-honoring way. First of all, her question is outstanding and insightful. It shows that this young lady realizes that Christ must always be our top priority. It also…
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Episode 57: 20 Things I Want My Children to Know, part 3 [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/legacy_podcast_057.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not displaying or working? Click here.) Continuing our four-part series, on this week’s podcast, Adam shares 5 more things on his list of 20 things he wants his children to know. To listen to part 1, click here. To listen to part 2, click here. The Five Things Discussed on This Week’s Program 11. I want them to know manners. 12. I want them to know what it means to be a true gentleman/lady. 13. I want them to know how to handle rejection and failure. 14. I want them to love the New Testament Church 15. I want them to know…
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A Piece of My Mind
I have been in the unique position recently to spend time talking with some dedicated Christian servants who happen to be older than me. I feel the need to share some of what they have been sharing with me: They care about younger people, both children and their parents. This care has led them to expend amazing amounts of energy and creativity working on summer activities that are geared mostly toward these young families. And they are pleased that the young families turn out for these events. However, they are hurt and/or discouraged that some of those families only turn out for these events that are catered to the young…
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Episode 56: 20 Things I Want My Children to Know, part 2 [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/legacy_podcast_056.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not displaying or working? Click here.) On last week’s podcast, Adam began sharing with you his list of 20 things he wants his children to know. If you missed that program, you can find it here. This week, in part 2 of 4, he discusses five more things he hopes to instill in his children before they are grown. The Five Things Discussed on This Week’s Program Are… 6. I want them to know that the devil and hell are both real. 7. I want them to know how to properly interpret Scripture. 8. I want them to know the peace that…
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A Lump in a Shoe : An Illustration of Love
Years ago, a good brother shared a story with me that I would like to share with you. I hope that it will have the same impact on you that it did (and does) on me. He told me about a mother who asked her young son to shine her slippers. He worked very carefully. He did a wonderful job. She was so impressed that she gave her son a quarter. (Remember, this was years ago.) The next time she wore those shoes, she felt a lump in one of them. She pulled the shoe off and found a quarter with a piece of paper wrapped around it. On the paper, in her son’s boyhood scrawl, were…
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Episode 55: 20 Things I Want My Children to Know, Part 1 [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/legacy_podcast_055.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not displaying or working? Click here.) What do you want your children to know? I mean, what do you most want them to know, especially before they are grown and gone? In this episode of the podcast, Adam begins a four-part series of the 20 things he has on his list for his children. This list is meant to help spur your thinking, as you seek to instill certain principles in their lives. We hope you enjoy this program, and will tune in next week for part 2 of the list. The Five Things Discussed on This Week’s Program Are… I want my children…
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Your Day Has Not Been Wasted
…if you have reached out to someone with the Gospel of Jesus, the only message that can save their soul. …if you have encouraged someone who is downtrodden. …if you have been faithful to your spouse and shown that you would marry him or her all over again. …if you have told your children you love them and spent time pouring into their lives. …if you have drunk deeply from the Word of God and drawn ever closer to Him. Then, no matter what else you might not have gotten done, or what you feel a failure for, your day has not been wasted. To Receive Every Post from A…
