Tag archive: family
Poker Face
People try to maintain a poker face – keeping a straight face so that no one can see what they are thinking or feeling. Acts 14:8-20 Reference: He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed (Acts 14:9 NIV) Explore: The other day…
A Lasting Legacy
While my grandmother is no longer with us, there is a little church building that speaks of her memory Acts 9:32-43 Reference: Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had…
When Disaster Hits
When I heard about a plane flying into the twin towers, my instant response was to call my parents. Acts 1:12-26 Reference: They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. (Acts 1:14 TNIV) Explore: Whenever a great disaster hits, my first desire…
What Do You Expect?
I recently saw a great quote on social media from The Water Giver: “Parenthood is about raising and celebrating the child you have, not the child you thought you’d have. It’s about understanding your child is exactly the person they are supposed to be. And if you’re lucky, they might be the teacher who turns…
How To Help Children To Succeed
I was recently listening to a talk by Kara Powell. She works for the Fuller Youth Institute in the United States of America. They have been doing a significant amount of research to determine what impacts children to succeed in life. A child has many interactions with various people in their lives. They have educational…