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Love One Another

The weekend before last was Valentine’s day, the day of love.  It is a day where we as Americans exchange approximately 180 million Valentine’s day cards and spend approximately 1 billion dollars on candy as a part of the total spending on Valentine’s day gifts overall that is approximately 13 billion dollars.  All to celebrate… Continue Reading

SOTD Psalm 26

Psalm 26 I Will Bless the LORD Of David. 1 Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. 2 Prove me, O LORD, and try me; test my heart and my mind. 3For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk… Continue Reading

California Idols: The Idolometer

So… This week’s blog will be a little bit shorter than last weeks.  I got a little bit carried away last week and ended up writing a novel instead of a short thought for the week.  I’m not sure if anyone actually endured the word-onslaught to read the post…way to go if you did!  All… Continue Reading

California Idols: The Body

Take a trip to the beach, the gym, or even to the supermarket and it doesn’t take long to see that our culture has made an idol out of “the body.”  People spend hours trying to make their body look chiseled, tanned, blemishless, the right shape, and fit.  From the rave of 100-Calorie snack packs… Continue Reading

SOTD Psalm 25

Psalm 25 Teach Me Your Paths Of David. 1To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. 2O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me. 3Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are… Continue Reading

SOTD Psalm 24

Psalm 24 The King of Glory A Psalm of David. 1 The earth is the LORD’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, 2for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. 3 Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in… Continue Reading

SOTD Psalm 23

Psalm 23 The LORD Is My Shepherd A Psalm of David. 1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4Even though I walk through the… Continue Reading

Gospel Powered Parenting Book Review – Part 2

Here are some more thoughts from Gospel Powered Parenting by William Farley.  Be sure to read the previous post about this book as well. “The gospel, rightly understood and modeled, makes Christianity attractive.  Effective parents make the gospel so attractive that the world cannot get a foothold in their children’s hearts.” p.24 “Parents who repeatedly find… Continue Reading