“Knowing how close I came to throwing away my marriage scares me…”
Recently we received this note from a couple who attended a FamilyLife Weekend to Remember about 20 years ago desperate to find some measure of resolve or tools to rekindle the flame that once burned strong in their marriage.
In Beholding, spiritual director, musician, poet and Kiwi author Strahan Coleman invites readers to discover the joy of being with God rather than working for God. As they inhabit the art of resting in God’s presence, prayer becomes not just a place of seeking, but becoming.
As we sat around the dinner table, my 17-year-old son started shovelling food down his throat. The sight was almost as unpleasant as the noise he was creating!
Soon we will be able to reconnect with our family and friends, many of who have been separated from us overseas, as we see the restrictions being relaxed by the government. Red light? Green light? Maybe some of us are stuck at an “Orange light”, unsure which way we should be travelling.
When my wife came home and told me that they were looking for someone to step in and drive the school bus for our church, I had no idea that she was thinking about me. They needed someone who could drive a stick-shift. Tick! They needed someone who…
Back in the early 1990’s, whilst working in the United Kingdom, I was involved with a product called the Personal Communication Computer (or the P.C.C. for short). It consisted of a desktop computer, with a camera, tailored hardware and software and a phone connected to an ISDN line.
People think that leadership is about position or title. I beg to differ. Leadership is about what you are willing to do and how you can encourage those around you to do what they might not want to.
These gift-filled shoeboxes open the door for the Gospel to be shared with children all around the world. Last year, over 2.3 million children made a decision to follow Christ after receiving a shoebox of joy and participating in The Greatest Journey follow-up discipleship program!
Religion is mankind’s search after God: Christianity is God’s search after mankind. Let me illustrate it this way. Imagine you are out in the sea struggling like mad to get to land in your own strength. You’re gulping in the salty stuff. You try to scream for help!
How Can we be Sure Our Children Love Us? by Alan Stanley A book I read on how to love your children points out that even though parents may tell
