DOWNLOAD: Raising Boys by Design Top Tips to Engage Boys in Church
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The school year is upon us and for many parents, this is a stressful time. While we cant control what happens at school
there are very practical things you can do at home to help your son. Download the Top Tips for Helping Our Sons Do Their Best in School here.
Real World Hero Training
“In Deuteronomy 11:1819 we find instructions specifying how the Israelites were to impart God’s commands to successive generations. These directives also illustrate the way parents can convey important life concepts of honor day by day, moment by moment: ‘Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.’ Scripture teaches us that unlike in tales or movies where time is condensed, heroic honor training in the real world occurs in the dailiness of life, in the midst of loss, pain, immoralityindeed, anything can provide an opportunity for teaching to occur.”
Excerpted from Raising Boys by Design by Dr. [ … ]
Inward and Outward Fruit
“The fruit from your life is how God receives His due honor on earth. That’s why Jesus declares, “By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit” (John 15:8).
You bear inner fruit when you allow God to nurture in you a new, Christlike quality: “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control” (Galatians 5:22).
You bear outward fruit when you allow God to work through you to bring Him glory. That would certainly include sharing your faith. The apostles saw every arena of life as an opportunity to bear fruit. Paul wrote, “God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work” (2 Corinthians 9:8, NIV). Whether you’re chopping wood [ … ]
Long-shot Prayers
“My favorite exploit in Joshua’s life doesn’t get nearly enough airtime, if you ask me. From every angle, the storytucked away in Joshua 10showcases the kind of audacity we’re after. And it all hinges on a preposterous prayer. In fact, when you first hear it, you might even feel like it’s insulting or irreverent. But as it turns out, our God isn’t intimidated by long-shot prayers.
As the chapter opens, we read that five opposing Amorite armies were planning to attack
Joshua sized up the situation, summoned all his available courage, and delivered one of the most gloriously unorthodox prayers in the entire Bible:
O sun, stand still over Gibeon,
O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon. (verse 12)
Now can you see why I love this story? Joshua had the audacity to ask God to make the [ … ]
NEWS: “Burning Sky” Recommended on USATODAY.com
USATODAY.com recommends Burning Sky by Lori Benton stating, With a flow of tale reminiscent of the brilliant Laura Frantz, Burning Sky is, by and far, a story in the best sense of that word and debut novelist Lori Benton is a storyteller who should earn reserved seating in the historical romance section of your bookshelf.
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The Right Place at the Right Time
“Let me share one of my core convictions: God is in the business of strategically positioning us in the right place at the right time. A sense of destiny is our birthright as followers of Christ. God is awfully good at getting us where He wants us to go. But here’s the catch: The right place often seems like the wrong place, and the right time often seems like the wrong time
Here’s the point: God is in the résumé-building business. He is always using past experiences to prepare us for future opportunities. But those God-given opportunities often come disguised as man-eating lions. And how we react when we encounter those lions will determine our destiny. We can cower in fear and run away from our greatest challenges. Or we can chase our God-ordained destiny by seizing the God-ordained opportunity.
[ … ]NEWS: Colt McCoy and Matt Carter Preach at The Woodlands
Watch Colt McCoy and Matt Carter, authors of The Real Win, speak on the topic of biblical manhood at The Woodlands Church. Go here to see McCoy and Carter encourage men to love their wives well and leave a legacy that matters.
SNEAK PEEK: SUN STAND STILL DEVOTIONAL by Steven Furtick
This Christmas, experience learning to trust alongside the Plain folk of Apple Ridge, Pennsylvania in this heart-warming tale of second chances. – See more at: https://waterbrookmultnomah.com/catalog.php?work=226490#sthash.t1pXmENy.dpuf
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In this daily, personal guide Steven leads you deeper into Scripture as you begin to live the life God created and saved us for.
Read the first chapter of Sun Stand Still Devotional.
Over the next forty days, youll have the opportunity to see what audacious faith can look like in your own [ … ]