Cavin Harper

Articles by Cavin Harper

Unblessed: Unchristian Perceptions

“These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.” Isa. 29:13 & Matt. 15:8The Barna Group recently found that more than 85% of young people outside Christianity view Christians as judgmental and hypocritical.  What is also alarming is that more than half of young people IN...

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The Unblessed Generation: Failure Notice-Undeliverable

“After that whole generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what He had done…” Judges 2:10 I’m sure you’ve received those messages from returned emails saying: “Failure Notice – Unable to deliver your message.  This is a permanent...

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Six Ways to Champion the Importance of Family

“God sets the lonely in families…”  Psalm 68:6 (NIV) The police found Misha on the streets of St. Petersburg, Russia, at the age of seven. He was placed in an orphanage because he had no other family. The orphanage did its best to be a family for Misha, but it is hard when...

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Too Much to Lose

When I became a grandfather, I had no idea what a grandparent was supposed to do. I was given a t-shirt that read: Grandpa’s To-Do List… 1) Fill ‘em up with sugar; 2) Send ‘em home. That is often the prevailing view of grandparenting. Grandparenting is fun, but...

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Six Questions Worth Asking Your Grandchildren

Who do you say I am? – Jesus (Luke 9:20) Have you ever felt brain-dead and tongue-tied at a moment when you knew something was wrong but you couldn’t think of what to say? For many of us over fifty, we most likely grew up not having to deal with a lot of real difficult social questions...

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Four Things You Can Do to Make a Difference

  “…with God all things are possible.” (Mt. 19:26) In December 2011 security cameras in the bustling town of Wenzou, China recorded a terrifying incident. A small child throwing a tantrum pulled away from her parents, sat down in the middle of the street, and stubbornly...

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Do We Have a Delivery Notification Problem?

“After that whole generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what He had done…” Judges 2:10   We’ve all seen those messages in our email inbox that say: “Delivery Status Failure Notification. Delivery...

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The Price of Foolishness

  According to Proverbs 4:7, “Wisdom is supreme...” In fact, we are told it is so critical we should pursue getting wisdom “though it cost all you have.” Sound advice. But what does wisdom look like and what is the price of foolishness? From what I understand, true...

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Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite!

  Courtesy BedBugs.org  Most of us can remember our mothers or grandmothers tucking us into bed at night and whispering, “Don’t let the bed bugs bite.” As a child I never took that warning seriously. It was just something they said at bed time. I never imagined that bed...

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Should You Be a Surrogate Grandparent?

I am pleased to introduce you to Judy Gann, surrogate grandmother to Hailey, daughter of David and Andie. I was so touched by Judy's story, that I asked her permission to share it with you. I know you will be blessed by her story... and, convicted to follow her example.  --Cavin Harper, CGN...

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