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Generations
Building Strong Inter-Generational Connections
Generations is my attempt to address those things in life that can either divide us or unite us generation to generation. The truth is the we need one another, and it’s time to focus on those things we have in common rather than focusing on what is different about us.
PASSING THE TORCH
Almost three decades ago the Lord led me to begin a ministry to grandparents and senior adults reminding them that we are called to "pass the torch" of faith in Christ and His Gospel to another generation. Never did I imagine that this would be the start of what would...
PUTTING THANKSGIVING IN PERSPECTIVE
We all know the very first Thanksgiving in this nation was instituted by President Abraham Lincoln at a time of great turmoil and division in this nation—the Civil War. In the throes of that turmoil, President Lincoln recalled the great blessings the nation still...
REPRISTINATORS WANTED!
The word “repristinate” is not a commonly used word. In simplest terms, it means to “restore to an original state or condition”--like repairing and repainting an old white picket fence. A ‘repristinator’ (my word) is one who engages in the task of restoring that...
A UNIQUE LEGACY
Every person on this earth, who has lived long enough, will experience periods of bereavement and...
Mixing Up the Sacred Spaces
I was impressed to see the large number of college students sitting in the church I was speaking...
PLEASE, DON’T STOP THINKING
I recently read an article by Dr. James Emery White entitled “The Last Book Read.” The main thrust...
Ahead of Their Time
How one family decided to take action.
The Multi-Generational Myth: Part 4
Repristinating is the process of restoring something to its original condition. It’s not too difficult if you’re repainting a fence, but it’s a whole other matter when it means changing decades of cultural trappings that have redefined what it means to be the “church”. I don’t believe I have a “Polly-Anna” view about how difficult this can be. I do, however, believe God wants us to truly reflect the body of Christ as He intends it to be, and if we’re willing to take even small steps toward that objective, I am convinced He will bless it.
The Multi-Generational Myth: Part 3
The apostle Paul speaks very directly to believers in I Corinthians 12 about the nature of the...