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The Summer Slump
In business and education, statistics show that people experience a lull in productivity and/or learning during the summer months due to various reasons. Truthfully, I’ve also discovered for myself that, if I’m not watchful, I will experience a spiritual slump in summer. I feel like I blog about this every summer around this time in Continue reading
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Foster Care: Fostering Hope
For a couple of weeks now, our 12 yr-old (foster) son has been reminding us that the 26th marks a special day: our 6-month anniversary. It’s a little hard to believe that they came into our home on November 26, two days before Thanksgiving. What a journey it’s been … but all in all it’s been Continue reading
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Foster Care that Thrives: It Takes a Village
My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. And God is able to make all grace overflow to you so that because you have enough of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow in every good work. Continue reading
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THIS is Foster Care
I read a book years ago about what “doing church” should look like. The first chapter included several scenarios of daily life. At the end of each scenario (which described a scene where someone was serving someone else in the church by repairing their car, babysitting, taking meals, etc) a line would read: This is church. I had Continue reading
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A Student in the School of Foster Care
The classic book by Andrew Murray “With Christ in the School of Prayer” brought us wonderful lessons (from the life of Christ) on becoming powerful prayer people. Becoming an effective pray-er takes time and consistency. The disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray. As I have been thinking about it, I have realized that becoming an effective foster Continue reading
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