Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist Do you remember that old saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”? I’ve always wondered who wrote that, and I have serious concerns about the writer’s level of intelligence and understanding of human experience. I think it is one of […]
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Grandparents Day is a wonderful way to honor grandparents and celebrate their critical role in the family. Deb del Villar shares some history about the holiday and offers ideas for making Grandparents Day meaningful for your whole church.
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Jesus left us an example so we might follow in His steps. If we desire to live on purpose, influencing our grandchildren to the max, this is the way to do it. As the old hymn asks, “do others see Jesus in you?”
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This candid conversation with pastors Bill Parkinson and Brent Dodrill discusses the positive impact of grandparenting ministries on grandparents, churches, and communities.
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Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist While I don’t usually like it when Christianity is commercialized through clever advertising campaigns, there is one catchy phrase that I do like. You know it as WWJD: “What Would Jesus Do?” I like it because of one word, the last word- DO. Throughout the New Testament
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Written by Linda Crouch, friend of Legacy Coalition My son rents apartments through Airbnb in the city where I live. One afternoon, for fun, I decided to change the word ‘Air’ to ‘Heir’ and experiment with fresh meanings for the two B’s that might describe qualities we could help our grandchildren develop. Eventually, I settled
Written by Deb del Villar, Director of Communications As we continue to explore how to fulfill our purpose as intentional Christian grandparents, let’s look at Proverbs 22:1, “A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.” A Good Name What comes to your mind when
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Did you know that there is a day called Psalm 78 Day? Truth78 was established in 2020 to encourage Christians to consider and act on the words of Psalm 78. It is a vision-oriented ministry for the next generations—that they may know, honor, and treasure God, setting their hope in Christ alone, so that they will live as faithful disciples for the glory of God.
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Written by Dr. Larry E. McCall, Legacy Coalition Pastor’s Division “But I’m not a Bible teacher! I’ve never been to seminary!” Take heart, my fellow grandparent. By God’s grace, the Lord could use you to have memory-making, life-shaping Bible studies with your grandchild. Let’s break down this idea of how to do Bible studies with
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Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist In Part 1 of this blog post, I discussed the normal transitions that children go through and how grandparents can help them cope well and build resilience. Now I will share how grandparents can understand and respond well to some difficult expected or unexpected transitions that may
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