Even as a young, 21-year-old pastor, Charles Spurgeon invested in families and set them examples for enjoying God’s Word in their homes, standing firm in the midst of a worldly culture, making disciples in the home, and praying for the family.
Read MoreIf, I’m honest, the last thing I wanted was a label for my child. I felt my mind scream...'He is not a label! This is NOT what is going to define him!' He is my sweet, sensitive, empathetic, understanding, loving little boy who happens to struggle with fear. I was angry. I didn’t want to tell people for fear that is all they would see.
Read MorePerhaps if we can apply biblical wisdom to the use of smartphones, internet, and tablets, we can discover ways to redeem this technology and bless our families. My family has been experimenting with this since the beginning of the year, exploring various apps that could actually encourage our family worship and personal devotions. So here's a list of 10 Apps that Encourage Family Worship (when used with accountability, wisdom, and in moderation):
Read MoreAs you celebrate Holy Week as a family and lead one another in family devotions, enjoying the Scriptures and the story of Jesus' death and resurrection, we have prepared this downloadable and printable pdf graphic of the HOLY WEEK TIMELINE. Each day offers a summary of the events of the day with a Scripture passage that will help you pass this story down to your children.
Read MoreFrom Houston, Sweden, Israel and Florida to Venezuela, Afghanistan, Syria and Egypt, there isn’t an inch of this world that is not in need of the Savior, Jesus Christ.
Read MoreWe live in a very religious culture. Within five miles of where I am writing this blog post there are countless churches and other religious buildings and institutions.
This is not new.
We live (and always have) in a world with many gods (little g) that people believe in. Even in my neighborhood (and probably yours) there are those religious institutions, like the Mormons and Jehovah's Witness' that will come to the door and share their own version of religion.
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