Guest Blogger Mark Gregston Spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer. (Proverbs 13:20 NCV) Last week I introduced you to Mark Gregston, founder of Heartlight Ministries. Mark concludes today with his five steps (keys) for beginning the process of engaging and connecting relationships with your […]
Guest Blogger Mark Gregston Spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer. (Proverbs 13:20 NCV) People have a propensity to complain about the youth of today. Throughout history, there is ample evidence of moanings and groanings about young people, and how their attitudes and actions are destroying […]
“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” 3 John 4 The teacher asked her class to say why they believed in God. There were a variety of answers from “I don’t know” to “I just believe it”. When it came time for Jimmy to give an […]
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up… (Eph. 4:29) Have you ever noticed how political and social issues have a way of bringing out the worst in people? Does the degree of verbal slander between opposing positions, particularly in matters of religion […]
Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:16) My sister sent me this story written by a friend many years ago. Now that Christmas is upon us, I thought this would be a good reminder to all of us of the gift […]
“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Jim Stovall’s story, The Ultimate Gift, describes the journey of the young, self-centered, irresponsible Jason Stevens, nephew of oil and gas tycoon, Red Stevens. Expecting to inherit a large portion of Red’s wealth after […]
“The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 It really is time for followers of Christ to take back Christmas. For us, Christmas is the greatest story ever told – it is the rest of the story. In my previous blog, we […]
College students gathering in a university student center were discussing various philosophies and religions of the world. After one student shared the claims of Christianity and the Gospel, a student responded, “The Christian Gospel is too simplistic for me and most intellectual thinkers. I want to be able to figure things out for myself. In […]
[NOTE: This is the fourth in our serious of 7 Critical Absolute Truths that parents and grandparents need to teach their children. As a grandparent, you can have a powerful personal influence in their understanding of these key truths. Obviously, there are more than seven, but as you impress these seven on a child’s mind […]
“The length of our days is seventy, or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow…” Ps. 90:10 [NOTE: As the second most powerful spiritual influencers in our grandchildren’s lives (and sometimes the #1 influencer), grandparents need reminded of the core truths of who God is, who we are, why […]
