Cavin Harper

Articles by Cavin Harper

The Gift of Work

Taipei, TaiwanBy Erika CastleAs the Olympic games draw ever closer, fans around the world are watching as everyday people bring the Olympic torch toward its final destination in Beijing. The torch route has taken us through Europe, North America, South America, and Africa. Next up? Taiwan, a...

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Getting the Word… At High Speed!

“So is my Word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to Me empty, but… will achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”  (Isaiah 55:11)  What grandparent wouldn’t love knowing their grandchildren are getting into God’s Word more? I know I want to...

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Christian Grandparenting Network Podcast

Not On My Watch Sundays at 7:30 a.m. I’m Cavin Harper, host of Not On My Watch, a program for grandparents, about grandparents and by grandparents. If you’re a new grandparent, an expectant grandparent, an experienced grandparent, even if you’re not a grandparent, but you care about today’s kids,...

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Step 4 – Pray

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Children With Integrity Will Succeed

As grandparents, we all want our grandchildren to develop the character trait of integrity. When our grandchildren have integrity they will be successful in all of life’s relationships because they are genuine--the same in public and private life. Integrity is the possession of high moral values...

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GRANDPARENT’S PRAYER

  Dear Father,   I pray for the adult influences of my grandchild   to always speak the truth,   model lives of integrity to the children,   and transport the children safely,   looking out for the children’s best interest.   I pray they will make the children...

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A FAMILY BLESSING

Written by Steve Washechek Last year we attended a Christian Legacy Conference in Minneapolis, MN sponsored by the Christian Grandparenting Network. Our goal was to come away with a couple practical ways we could share our lives more effectively with our grandchildren.  Instead we came away with...

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Seedtime and Harvest

“The good soil represents the hearts of those who truly accept God’s message and produce a huge harvest.” Matthew 13:23 NLT During spring time when we see the daffodils and tulips blooming we often think of preparing our own gardens. I grew up on a farm in the Midwest and we always had a garden to...

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Writing a Blessing for Your Grandchildren

A grandparent's blessing is a special event for a child. More than just empty words, a real spiritual blessing can be a powerful milestone in a child's religious development. Nothing brings the generations together in unity like a formal blessing from one generation to the next. We have provided...

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TRUMP THE DIVORCE LEGACY

While most of us understand the dilemma of deciding which set of parents we will be spending time with at Christmas each year, imagine the struggle that millions of children and young adults will face this year who are the children of our no-fault divorce generation, assuming they even have a...

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2008 GrandCamp Report

Praise God!A report from Executive Director, Cavin HarperIt is likely we could not have scripted this summer’s Military GrandCamp pilot any better than it happened. The Lord really used this week to begin some healing in the campers, and an keen awareness for us of how great is the need among our...

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