I believe churches need to take seriously their responsibility to engage, equip and encourage grandparents to pass on a heritage of faith to their grandchildren. As you consider ways to do this, here’s something Steve and Valerie Bell shared at the Legacy Coalition meeting last year. They said when it comes to raising children, parents tend focus […]
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“God sets the lonely in families…” (Psalm 68:6) Sometimes God takes a deep longing of our hearts, a lost dream, and remolds it into something far beyond anything we can imagine. He certainly did that for me. I always had wanted to be a wife and mother. I dreamed of the day I would have
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I remember the night my oldest grandchild trusted Christ as Savior. A Sunday evening. Halloween. Mission’s conference at church. One of the components of our mission conferences was the kid sessions. The missionaries who spoke to the adults were asked to take their turn sharing their ministry with the kids. I usually helped with the
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Courtesy BedBugs.org Most of us can remember our mothers or grandmothers tucking us into bed at night and whispering, “Don’t let the bed bugs bite.” As a child I never took that warning seriously. It was just something they said at bed time. I never imagined that bed bugs were real… it was something adults
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Psalm 103:17 tells us; “But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children.“ This is the message we in the church want to make known… God’s love is steadfast from everlasting to everlasting for those who turn to and fear Him. It
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“Do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus…” Colossians 3:17 I grew up in a moderately-sized city in Wyoming where my father built a very positive reputation and name in our community. Nearly anywhere in that town I went as a young boy people knew my father and would say, “Oh, you’re Earl’s son!” Many years
Facts are sometimes boring to many people, but here’s some interesting facts about grandparents in the USA that may open a few eyes, especially among church leaders, about the impact grandparents have… or could have on the next generations. Consider the following from Grandparents.com There are 80 million grandparents in the USA – yes, 80 million! Grandparents represent
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Their daughter Katelyn was dating a non-Christian. How could that happen? Before they had children, Nick and Marcy determined to be intentional about raising their children with biblical values. They made spiritual discussions part of everyday conversations. They had family devotions and prayer time. They were at church every Sunday and for every weeknight program.
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My last blog dealt with a grandparent’s role as ‘storyteller’ and keeper of family history. But, do you know your family history? Are there accounts of your ancestors which have been passed down from one generation to the next? Have you spent time researching your family genealogy? Are you able to see God’s hand through your
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One of the important and essential ‘roles’ of a grandparent is to serve as the History/Story-teller. This means we need to be the ones who pass on the family history; like the time great uncle Joe did something amazing, or the time when great-great-great-great-great grandma journeyed to America. These family ‘stories’ (histories) help give our grandchildren a sense
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