Tag: encourage
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At Calvary – Episode 71 – Discipleship, Openness, and Safety
We talk about encouraging one another, but have you ever really thought about what conditions will make it possible to encourage others? They are asking questions. They are asking… Do you really care? When you find out about my real struggles, will you treat me like a leper? Are you safe? Can you and I…
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Young People Rock!
Young people rock! This past weekend Winter Jam was held in Des Moines. Yes there were older people there, but it was predominantly a student focused worship and evangelism event. It was an amazing declaration of God’s love. Young people were singing their hearts out for Jesus. Many had brought friends. Many of those friends…
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Young people rock!
1 Timothy 4:12 Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe. Yesterday our students led us in worship. It was an amazing declaration of God’s love. They reminded us of how God’s hope is seen from Genesis through…
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Growing Our Strong Children
Strong willed children are a unique challenge for parents. For some reason, it seems as if they are specifically wired to challenge everything authority asks of them. However, those same children are amazing adults. The trick is getting them from the experimenting toddler to the confident adult without everyone going crazy. I pulled the following…
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Thanksgiving, the Overlooked Holiday – and that is the way we like it
Take a look at this thought by Barbara Rainey – “I’ve heard many people say that Thanksgiving is their favorite holiday. Is that surprising? Though it’s a holiday sandwiched between the increasingly popular Halloween and the overwhelmingly merchandised Christmas, Thanksgiving remains the holiday of ‘coming home.’ It’s a holiday of rest—in stark contrast to the…
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50 Things You Can Say to Make Your Child Feel Great
Janel Breitenstein has written an interesting list for all of us to consider. We all want to encourage our children. Sometimes we just lack the words to do it. Here are her suggestions. I whole-heartedly agree with them. Some are serious. Some are just fun! For example – # 9 is quite a gift we…
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Faith in the Trenches
Sunday, we looked at the deliverance of Peter from Herod in Acts 12. It is an amazing passage of Scripture highlighting the power of God. It is also a profound example of fervent prayer. Yet, the part that I personally find so instructive is the response of the people. Acts 12:5 says, “So Peter was…
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