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Welcome to “A Legacy of Faith”
After time in prayer, planning, and work, we are thrilled to unveil a dream come true today. Welcome to “A Legacy of Faith.” A Legacy of Faith has as its design bringing together the “Faughn/Tatum crew” to help you and your family do more than just survive today. We want to help you look forward to the future and prepare for eternity. While we have several things planned for the future, this blog will be the main hub for the foreseeable future. Here’s the great part, though: this site will no longer contain my writing only. We are bringing together our entire family to share helpful content with you on…
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The Calm Assurance
Yesterday, it happened again. It was the second time in the last month, and the–well, I’ve lost count–time since coming to Lebanon Road. I was at the hospital when a family welcomed a new baby into the world. Sometimes, I have been in the waiting room when the child was brought into the world. At other times, I got there just a few hours later and was one of the first to see and (sometimes) hold the child. As a preacher, it’s one of the best perks of the job! The couple yesterday was welcoming their first child. She is a big baby (8 pounds, 13 ounces), and is as…
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A Tribute [Repost]
NOTE: This post originally appeared in 2009 on our blog. Our readership, thankfully, has grown a great deal since then, so I wanted to repost it leading up to Mother’s Day. My mom is not traveling to the Grand Canyon this week as she was in 2009, but other than that, I think this post is still timely. I hope you enjoy it! –Adam ————————— With this week leading up to Mother’s Day, there are all types of tributes to mothers on blogs and websites. My mom is getting to travel to the Grand Canyon (she should get to see it today) with dad and will be gone through next week. I’m…
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10 Ways to Get More Done…Without Working 24 Hours Per Day
I am amazed at how some people get so much done during the course of a day or a week. Others say the same thing to me. Yes, I get quite a few things accomplished each week, but I am nowhere near an “expert” on it. However, I have learned a few simple things that help me get more done, and still have time for family and fun. In other words, you don’t have to work 24/7/365, but you can still get things done. These are not earth-shattering, but they work for me. Maybe they (or a variation of them) will work for you. 1. Hit the Ground Running. I…
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“What’s the Point?”
Have you ever had a moment when you asked that question of total confusion? You may have just thrown your hands up in the air and said (silently or very vocally), “What’s the point?” We often think that question, and we do so at various times in our lives. Maybe your marriage is shaky, and your spouse is even showing signs of “tuning out” of the relationship. Maybe your ideas are not taken seriously in planning sessions at your job. Maybe you feel “stuck” in a career that isn’t giving you the type of fulfillment you thought it might. Maybe you are fighting to get out of debt, only to…
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Reviews and More Reviews
It has been some time since I reviewed books. I have finished six in that time, so get ready for quick reviews of these volumes. ——————————— Come On, People Bill Cosby & Alvin F. Poussaint Thomas Nelson, 2007 (265 pages) This was a very odd book for me to read, but I love Cosby. I picked this book up from a sale rack for just $5 and, while the message of the volume may not be directed to me, I found several good things in it. Come On, People is a book that comes from Cosby and Poussaint’s travels around America, in which they interview African-American leaders and citizens in…
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Friday Links Roundup: “Live from Henderson, It’s iPreach!” Edition
For about 18 months, Dale Jenkins and I have cohosted iPreach, the podcast for preachers. We have done about 65 episodes covering many topics to help ministers in their work. Our estimates now are that about 200 people listen to most programs, either live, via the talkshoe.com website, or through iTunes. One thing we have never done, though, is recorded by together! We have never been in the same room when recording the program. Lord willing, that will all change Tuesday night. Freed-Hardeman has granted us the ability to do a live version of iPreach from the FHU Student Center! We will begin about 8:45 Tuesday night, and anyone and…
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20 Family Bond Builders for Less than $5
Taking the family to a ball game can be expensive. So can going to an amusement park or the zoo. With two small children, though, we try to do several things to build up our family, while not breaking the bank (Baby Step 3!). Here are some we have done or that we’ve thought about and may do in the future that your entire family can do for $5 or less. 1. Play Outside. Not only is it good for the kids health, it’s fun and free. It doesn’t matter if you have a huge swing set or just a small patch of grass, the kids will find things to…
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7 "P's" That Will Improve Your Home
We are involved in a series on the home at Lebanon Road, and so most of what we are doing is promoting the use of our home life to glorify God. (The picture is of our PowerPoint title slide.) We have looked at the God-ordained fact of marriage, some principles for dating, and some encouraging words for those who are single. On Sunday, Lord willing, we will look at marriage. Since we are focused on that subject, I thought of some things for our Wednesday list that might help improve your home. To help, they all start with “P.” I hope you’ll add to the list in the comments! 1. Prayer.…
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A Picture of Sacrifice
Sunday afternoon, the Lebanon Road congregation led a worship service at a local assisted living home. We do this several Sundays each month, and it is a joy to worship with these good folks. They encourage us as we encourage them. After the service, I was walking around the room with the kids. They were hugging, waving, and shaking hands. It was special to see many smiles, both on the faces of the residents and on our kids’ faces! (When you don’t attend services like these, you miss out on some special moments.) One of the residents took a special liking to our kids. He nearly always has a bag…
