A Tale of Two Families
In case you missed it, here is the link to Sunday’s sermon in which I contrasted the families of Eli and Elkanah. In response to this sermon, I outlined four possible responses to all who were in attendance:
Come to the Tedd Tripp parenting conference, Shepherding a Child’s Heart, on September 31-October 1. You may register on our website here.
Be faithful in your family devotions. The D6 curriculum guide offers wonderful daily devotionals to discuss with your family that tie back to what your children were taught in church. If you have not received one already, contact Zack Polyak at zack@southlakebaptist.com.
D6 also has downloadable weekly family plans called Splink. You can sign up to receive weekly emails here.
If you are a mother or grandmother in our church, please consider joining Moms In Touch International, which is a group of mothers who join together to pray for their children. You can learn more about Moms in Touch International at www.momsintouch.org.
What insight did you take away from the sermon?
Fighting Like Brothers (Round 3)
In my last post, I talked about fighting as brothers, rather than with brothers. I said we need to quit fighting with our brothers over silly issues and fight for our brothers’ marriages, ministries, and children.
So how do we put this into practice? How do we change our behavior? Read more
Fighting Like Brothers (Round 2)
In my last post, I talked about how some Christians fight brothers as if they were enemies. This time, I want to talk about fighting as brothers, rather than with brothers. Read more
Fighting Like Brothers (Round 1)
Growing up with brothers is an experience like no other. One minute “blood is thicker than water;” the next minute, you need water to clean up the blood!
As tight as my brothers and I were, we had our share of fights. Trash talking, bruises, hurt feelings, wrestling — even an occasional bloody nose inflicted at the hand of a “loving” brother — were not uncommon. We even had some pretty big battles, with towering egos and fiery tempers on full display. Read more
Spirit Led Prayer
Effectual Spirit-guided intercession for others is like most enterprises of the spiritual and natural world; the more something is exercised the more it tends to become a normative practice. Contrariwise, when we fail to exercise faith and Biblical understanding in praying, we often pray in opposition to the Spirit. Read more
A better way to pray for others (Part 1)
I know none of us subscribe to a “prosperity gospel,” but don’t most of our prayers for other people sound something like that? Ever sit through a church prayer meeting? Don’t most of the prayer requests you hear center on health, wealth, and success in the lives of the people we pray for? Read more
A better way to pray for others (Part 2)
In the last post, we learned that Paul cultivated a sense of thankfulness in his prayers for the church at Colossae. He also celebrated the eternal in their lives, instead of the natural and temporal. Read more
468… Make that 260 Marbles
A couple of years ago, I blogged about when Jack (my oldest) turned nine years old, I began to realize how quickly he was growing up and how I used a jar of marbles to keep track of his growth and determine priorities. (read post)
Today, Jack turned 13. This year, the marble jar will be half way empty. It is hard to believe that Jack is a teenager. He is almost as tall as me. He runs faster than me. Read more