“An anxious heart weighs a man down, But a kind word cheers him up.” ? Proverbs 12:25 Lord, I pray that my grandchild will have the opportunity to minister to friends who are hurting, anxious, or distraught. Please teach them how to speak words full of grace and encouragement. Give them the...
GrandPause: When a village fails to initiate its boys into manhood, those same boys will burn down the village just to feel the heat. (Old African Proverb) Have you noticed how often ‘village burnings’ are occurring in our society these days? Besides the obvious examples of Ferguson,...
When we personalize God’s Word in our prayers, we will experience His phenomenal power and presence not only in our lives, but also in the lives of our grandchildren. We will experience more boldness and confidence in our praying as we verbalize God’s Word. Don’t under estimate the power of a...
GrandPause: Prayer is the command center for our warfare. –C. Harper Prayer is easy to talk about, but not as consistently practiced by many Christians. Is that because we don’t really believe that prayer is important? After all, we can’t see God and so talking to Him might seem...
After the crucifixion, late in the afternoon Joseph of Arimathea, asked Pilate for permission to take Jesus’ body. Pilate granted him permission. Joseph a wealthy man, highly respected member of the Jewish Council, had not gone along with the plans and actions of the other Jewish Council members...
GrandPause: The fundamental deception of Satan is the lie that obedience can never bring happiness. R. C. Sproul Only one of the Ten Commandments comes with a promise attached to it: “Honor your father and mother so that you may live long in the land.” God must give some...
Since the Easter season is upon us. I would like to share some ideas of how we, as grandparents can share the true meaning of Easter with our grandchildren. Easter is a great time to connect with our grandchildren whether they live down the street, across town or many miles away. There are fun...
GrandPause: Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her. Proverbs 31:28 Peter was diagnosed with a deadly form of cancer and told he would not live out the year. As a dad of three young girls, the news was devastating. Lost in a fog of depression, his wife decided...
“Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid.” Proverbs 12:1 Father, You discipline those You love. Please help my grandchild understand that correction builds character and offers protection, even when it seems unpleasant. May he/she earnestly desire the...
DECISIONS Trey is flunking almost all of his classes and will likely not graduate from high school this year. It’s interesting to hear his excuses: my teachers didn’t tell me what I needed to do to get my grades up to where I could graduate; I turned in most of my homework...
The warriors of the Amalekites came to fight the Israelites. Moses told Joshua. “Go ahead and fight against them. Tomorrow, I will stand at the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.” So Joshua did what Moses told him. He led his men out to fight the army of Amalek. Meanwhile Moses,...
Michael Decalvo was running in a marathon race a number of years ago. When he came to a certain point in the race he noticed that several of the runners were heading off in a particular direction that he knew was the correct course direction. He tried to warn the runners that they were heading the...
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