Written by Bill and Ann Parkinson, Legacy Pastors Division As our four children married and their families began to grow, Ann and I asked ourselves the question – How can we develop “forever” relationships with our next generation? How can we wed fun and faith together in a way that connects our grandkids to God, […]
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My Grandma Cooper’s role was plain and simple but exhausting: bear children, help raise them, bake and cook 3-squares a day from scratch (“a smidgeon here, a tad and a dab there”), clean and scrub, sew and darn, milk the cow and kill animals to eat since there was no Costco! A vivid memory watching
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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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I had a conversation with a friend of mine at church recently who is also a grandma (she has 11 grandchildren!). We were talking about how important it is for grandparents to pass on a heritage of faith and she shared with me an old Arabic saying, which I’m delighted to share with you today! It
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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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As grandparents we know how important it is to be intentional when it comes to blessing our grandchildren. Perhaps, like me, you have a Scripture passage which you use to bless your grandchildren on a regular basis. This is an important thing for us to do. But, intentionally blessing our grandchildren is something we do
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In all of our lives there will come times when we face situations we can not “fix”. Times when the situations are beyond our own abilities to solve. It is essential for us during these times to do what we truly are able to do – turn to our God who cares even more than
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Father’s Day is rapidly approaching, and many fathers are also grandfathers. I wonder what your grandchildren would say about you as their grandfather. I’m not a wine drinker, but those who are often speak of certain wines that seem to improve with age. They become more flavorful and full-bodied. There are also some that don’t
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I grew up in a time when each Sunday in church we sang the old hymns; It Is Well With My Soul, The Old Rugged Cross, Amazing Grace, Just As I Am – old songs where the lyrics were sound and they challenged and encouraged us in our walk with God. I loved these songs then –
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