Posts tagged “Family”
Leaving a legacy
Life is temporary. Life is short. What are you living for? Mark Twain once said, “The two most important days in your life are…
The purpose of rules
Every family has its own set of rules. Rules dictate proper behavior, govern screen time, and establish daily schedules. Each family is a little…
Jesus sticks close
I was preparing to teach a message about choosing friends wisely when I had a scary thought—Would Jesus want to be friends with me?…
Helping each other up
I was running on a treadmill across the gym from a weight-lifting club. (I used voice-to-text to get my devotional thoughts down on my…
Fostering friendship leads to happiness
“If you had to make one life choice, right now, to set yourself on the path to future health and happiness, what would it…
3 steps to better social connection
The health risks associated with a lack of human connection are equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Yikes. That’s not good news—and there’s…
Fathers matter!
Father’s Day is a little less sentimental than Mother’s Day, and people seem more prone to laugh at Dad’s foibles than praise him for…
A father who makes the Lord his trust
“Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust” (Psalm 40:4 ESV). In addition, blessed is the family of the man who makes…
Never give up
Irene came of age during the Great Depression—a young mother before WWII. Her marriage was fraught with neglect and abuse as she raised her…
Your group and more fruit
There’s an obscure but incredible reference in the Bible to the power of doing life together with other Christians. Psalm 133 says that God’s…
Cabin fever
Winter in the north is hard on machinery and people. Winter stops being crisp really fast. Ice-cold things grind slowly if they grind at…
Thanksgiving memoir
“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of…