By Randy Alcorn, in his December 2, 2019 blog at: http://www.epm.org ———————    In my book Giving Is the Good Life, I tell the story of ten-year-old Riley and how she experienced the happiness of giving. A few years ago, while shopping online for a bike as a present for her dad, Riley and […]
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By Erma Bombeck (1927-1996) in If Life is a Bowl of Cherries, What am I Doing in the Pits?,1978.  Bombeck wrote about homemaking, motherhood, and marriage.  Her syndicated column, “At Wit’s End,” appeared in more than 900 newspapers.  She wrote 12 books, nine of which made The New York Times’ Bestsellers List. Many kids think they have mean
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By Rachel Wilhelm, posted June 18, 2013, at: http://www.joshuarogers.com    When I was 17 years old, I had sex on the first day of my senior year of high school and got pregnant. I was a pastor’s kid, and since my parents always had a high view of appearances, my mother was particularly mortified
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A sermon given last Fall to fifth graders and their families at a special worship service for their first communion. ———————————-    (…continued) Donny was a kid I went to school with. He moved to our school when we were in the fifth grade. Donny never made very many friends. He was little, and
1861) A Sermon for Kids (part two of two) Read More »
A sermon given last Fall to fifth graders and their families at a special worship service for their first communion. ———————————-       Once a person gets to a certain age they start saying things like, “What is the matter with the kids nowadays? Why can’t they be hard-working, respectful, and decent
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Above painting: Doubting Thomas, 1602, by M. Caravaggio (1571-1610) ————————– John 20:19-29 —  On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”  After he said this, he showed them his hands and
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  Above painting: The Elders at Gate by James Tissot —————-  If someone has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and will not listen to them when they discipline him, his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his
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By Randy Alcorn, posted March 21, 2018 at: http://www.epm.org ———————-    If I could give parents one piece of advice, it would be this: When it comes to your children’s lives, no one can take your place. So, don’t wait for someone else to talk to your kids about Jesus. Do it yourself. Read
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By Danny Dutton, Chula Vista, California, when he was eight years old ——————     One of God’s main jobs is making people.  He makes them to take care of things here on earth. He doesn’t make grownups, just babies.  I think that’s because they are smaller and easier to make.  That way he doesn’t
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By Joshua Rogers, at http://www.joshuarogers.com, March 3, 2017. Rogers is a writer, speaker, and attorney who lives in Washington, D.C. ——————————-    I did not enjoy going to church last Sunday.    I took my three kids the service by myself because my wife wasn’t feeling well. The journey started out well enough — we
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