… whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his … Continue reading
Pray for your kids – Servant heart
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Pray for your kids – Salvation
Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of … Continue reading
Pray for your kids – Contentment
Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I … Continue reading
The beautiful people
I have just discovered that yesterday (NZ)/today (USA) is/was World Down Syndrome Day. As a teenager I attended school with two classmates (in a class of 27 students) who were Down Syndrome. Despite my typically teenagerish bad attitudes initially, I … Continue reading
I tell myself it is worth the trouble
This year we are attempting to do some Lent devotions as a family when possible. It is a somewhat stumbling effort, but the kids do seem to like it and even our three-year-old is getting the idea, or at least … Continue reading
Pray for your kids – Responsibility
I need to try doing more ‘praying for’ rather than ‘grumping at’ my kids in attempting to convince them to do stuff to help around our home. Continue reading
Pray for your kids – Compassion
To pray that our children will be compassionate is to ask God to cause them to enter into to pain, joys and sorrows of others. Are we willing for them to lay don their own concerns, fears and needs in order to both serve and feel the needs of others? Are we prepared as adults to model this? Continue reading
A few scribbles
I was tempted to skip my usual eucharisteo post this week, then read this today: The Most Exquisite Pleasure I Have Ever Had Giving thanks – as much and as often as we can for as many things as we can … Continue reading
Becoming a father
As I left the hospital after my daughter was born I wanted to shout, run, jump, dance. Life had changed forever, this kid who lived in my skin was now a Dad! Continue reading
Pray for your kids – Humility
The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and honor and life. (Proverbs 22:4 ESV) What is humility? It is quite a difficult thing to define, often we tend to think of humility in terms … Continue reading
God was not in the beating
And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the … Continue reading
Pray for your kids – Protection
… our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will … Continue reading
Getting God's attention
An article heading from The Desiring God blog: How to Get God’s Attention Mar 26, 2011 01:30 am | by Josh Etter Isaiah 66:2 — But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and … Continue reading
Pray for your kids – Diligence
A diligent child is loved by teachers, and as an adult will be an asset to employers. More importantly, we are all commended to work hard for the Lord. Continue reading
Pray for your kids – Joy
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. (Philippians 4:4 ESV) Along with faith and being kept safe, joy is something I regularly ask God to give my kids. Having struggled myself to find joy and knowing how … Continue reading
