“…give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:18) According to professionals in the field, millions of adults between 40 and 59 years of age in America are part of the “Sandwich Generation”. These are mostly working adults with aging...
“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.” I John 1:8 I remember not long after our first child was born, a new mother in our young adult Sunday School class declared in the middle of a discussion about original sin, “I believe children are born good....
By Gary Ericson When my wife and I were still very young and newly married, God brought an older couple into our lives who became our spiritual grandparents. As should be the case with grandparents, we learned a lot from those two. In fact, a lot of who we are now springs from what the Lord loaded...
Who doesn’t want to have the best possible relationship with their grandchildren? Most grandparents desperately want their grandchildren to like them and to want to spend time with them. Intentional grandparents, however, want even more… they want their grandkids to feel that being around grandma...
You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased. Luke 3:22 (NIV) The Big Story of reality begins in Genesis, chapter 1. Not only are we told that humans alone, among all of God’s creation in the universe, have been made in His image, but what’s more, we are precious to Him. To demonstrate...
What if every grandfather who claims to follow Christ understood the critical nature of the legacy, or inheritance, they are building for their grandchildren, and determined to proactively live it out? I believe the impact would be so huge it would rock entire nations. In my previous post, I...
With Father’s Day only two weeks away, I decided to focus my next few blogs specifically on grandfathering. To all you grandmothers out there, you can either ignore these next few posts, or you could ask your husbands to read them. So, ladies, I thank you for your patience as I speak to the men in...
Our MISSION STATEMENT is to CHAMPION ... A movement of intentional Christian grandparents by engaging, equipping and empowering them to wholeheartedly embrace their biblical roles so their grandchildren and the generations after them would know, love and serve Christ. Our VISION is to CONNECT ......
Grandparents Day of Prayer – September 9, 2012 South Hills Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, OK By Barbara Prichard We had a wonderful time in our time of prayer and much was gained by the reception for our grandparents. David Gibson, our pastor to seniors spoke and opened our meeting with a...
City State Contact Name Contact Email Contact Phone Meeting Location Eagle Creek AK Frankie Shillington frankie77@alaska.com Loveland CO Eileen Maelzer eileenmaelzer@msn.com Skyline Family Fellowship Melbourne FL Candy Trew ctrew@juno.com (321) 421-8311 Surprise, AZ AZ...
Last night I was visiting with a missionary from Ukraine and she was telling us that in their children’s program they are teaching the children to do random acts of kindness. It reminded me of when it was popular to do random acts of kindness a few years ago. The thought came to me that it would...
Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. –James 1:4 I learned a new word this past week from my Finnish friends, Glenn and Sandra Havumaki. The word is “sisu”. This uniquely Finnish word is difficult to translate with one or...
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