Category: The Family

How to “HEAR” a Sermon

How well do you usually follow a sermon?  Does your mind wander?  Do you have trouble “tracking” with a substantial body of orally communicated truth?  Is the sermon merely something

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OCTOBER 31, 1517

In our contemporary American context, if you were to ask someone “What is so significant about October 31st?” they would say, “That’s Halloween!”  However, this date is far more significant

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IS TEENAGE REBELLION INEVITABLE?

If you have small children, then you’ve probably heard it said, “Just wait until they’re teenagers; that’s when parenting REALLY gets tough!”  Most of the times I have heard remarks

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NO TIME FOR QUIET TIMES?

“Does your spiritual life sometimes seem more like a burden than a blessing?  Does your spirituality seem to exhaust you as often as it refreshes you?  Have your spiritual practices

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ON BEING A SENDING CHURCH

Have you ever stopped to think how good we have become at “receiving?”  It’s not hard.  In fact, we like it, and we benefit from it.  When we are born,

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