Parenting
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A Skill You Can Use to Help Others (and Anyone Can Do It)
Are you a parent who has a desire for your children to have a good life (however you define that term)? If that is the case, what do you think would be one essential skill you need to implement? Maybe you are married and have no children. Maybe you are married and your children are no longer in the house. In either case, your desire is for you and your spouse to have a fulfilling relationship. If that is the case, what do you think would be one essential skill you need to implement? Perhaps you have some sort of supervisory role where you work. You may, in fact, own the company or be at…
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Episode 113: Attacking December Before December Attacks You [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_113.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) As December and the Christmas season are drawing near, Adam and Leah take some time to talk about how people–especially families–can keep control of their finances, schedules, and health during this time of year. This is a candid conversation that should help any family realize that they need to exercise self-control, while enjoying so many good things about the season. (And there’s a shout-out to the Cameron Crazies at Duke.) 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…
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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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The Wrong Question
In some ways, this is a “follow-up” to a recent post by Adam Faughn and a podcast he and Leah Faughn did together. He wrote and they talked about what I consider to be some very good thoughts about the criteria that should be used by parents as they consider youth programs of various congregations. In another way, this post reflects a long-held belief of mine. It is my opinion that too many parents ask the wrong question when their children come home from some activity. Before you think I’m getting too “preachy” or am coming across as “holier than thou,” please let me dispel that notion – quickly. When our children were…
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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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Episode 111: What Parents Need to Look for in a Youth Program [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_111.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) Earlier this week, Adam wrote an article that dealt with the #1 thing that should be present in a youth program. On this week’s podcast, Adam and Leah sit down to discuss that from a parent’s point of view. 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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The #1 Thing to Look for in a Youth Program
Congregations are told all the time that families are looking for “vibrant, healthy, exciting” youth programs. Far too often, however, what passes as “vibrant” and “healthy” and “exciting” is not what should take the place of highest priority. Before I go on, let me make two statements. First, I have been a youth minister, so this is not an article to bash these faithful workers. For about 2 years, I was the part-time youth minister in Somerville, Tennessee and for about 7 years, I was the youth minister at the 9th Avenue Church of Christ in Haleyville. Since then, I have done my best to work with young people and…
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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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My Favorite Lord’s Supper Ever
The Lord’s Supper is sacred time. While the moments pass quickly, those few minutes are the centerpiece of the Christian’s week. It can be a struggle to do what we often pray about, and “remove all worldly thoughts from our minds,” but if and when we do, those few minutes are utterly soul-changing. To spend even a handful of minutes with our minds focused on nothing other than what Jesus has done and our hope in Him because of it should be what we look forward to the most each week. It is true that the Lord’s Supper is an individual act. I can’t eat this meal for anyone else,…
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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…
