Written by Deb del Villar, Director of Communications Growing up, it was a tradition in our home to watch the Thanksgiving Day parade. This made it a necessity to have the turkey in the oven before it came on. Following the parade, football games with snacks to hold us over kept us occupied till the […]
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Written by Deb del Villar, Director of Communications As the holidays quickly approach, many of us are thinking about spending time with family. Most of us missed that last year, and it looks promising that it may happen this year. Being together is so important to build strong connections and share family traditions and stories.
Written by Deb del Villar, Director of Communications No, this is not talking about the grade received in school. Instead, this is an “F” that should be strived for instead of avoided. So what is this “F?” Let’s look at some other F’s first. Most senior saint ministries gather on a weekly or at least
Written by Carol Beaver, Church Advocate, Legacy Coalition Gather means to bring together, collect, pick, harvest, accumulate, summon to come together in a group; to grow or increase like a gathering crisis, a gradual increase as in gather speed; to reach a conclusion through hints or inference, to bring together various parts, and a few
Written by Deb del Villar, Director of Communications “The leaves fall, the wind blows, and the farm country slowly changes from the summer cottons into its winter wools.” – Henry Beston This time between the summer cottons and the winter wools is known as Fall. It is my favorite time of the year with so
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Written by Deb del Villar, Director of Communications My attention was caught this past week by something I saw. It intrigued me, then caused me to pause and ponder. What did I see? Manes flying back as the horses wildly ran, noses flaring and snorting showing forth in the cool morning air, and the thundering
Today, I want to introduce you to my friend, Rachel Mahnke. Rachel has had a major influence in my life in the arena of grandparents raising their grandchildren. I asked Rachel to write this blog both to encourage those of you who may be doing the same, and to challenge those who are not to
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I first wrote this article five years ago. I thought it might be appropriate to reprint it (with some edits) as we consider how we will respond to the world around us and what could lie ahead in this new year if the Lord tarries. How do you typically respond to the messes in the
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We observe men and women in the Bible interceding with prayer. We find the giants of the Old Testament—Abraham, Moses, Daniel, Ezra, Elisha, Nehemiah—praying for God’s elect. We witness believers in the early church gathered at Mary’s house, praying for Peter’s release. We read Paul’s words to Timothy, “I urge that all supplications, prayers, intercessions
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It is very important; absolutely essential, for us as grandparents to remember something only you can do that is vitally important for your grandchildren. What is this “absolutely essential … vitally important thing”? It is to give your grandchildren your attention. I can not over-emphasize how important it is for us to give our attention
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