Larry McCall

Articles by Larry McCall

The Legacy of a Long Marriage

He still calls her ā€œSweetieā€! My wife, Gladine, and I were enjoying our visit with our friends, Ray and Rosemary. They are well into their 90s and married an incredible 75 years. Our conversation was enjoyable, but what really caught our attention was how this long-married couple spoke to each...

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The Legacy Of A Godly Grandparent

Hereā€™s a heart-searching exercise: Imagine that you have passed away, and the pastor presiding at your funeral asks your now-adult grandchildren to give a testimony at the funeral about the impact you had on their lives.Ā  What will your grandchildren say at your funeral?Ā  What do you hope they...

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Helping Our Grandchildren Cultivate A Grateful Heart

ā€œWhat do you say?ā€ As grandparents, we may find ourselves often prompting our young grandchildren to say those two little words: ā€œThank you.ā€ Perhaps youā€™ve taken them out to lunch and encouraged them to express appreciation to the server. Maybe youā€™re keeping them for the afternoon and a younger...

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Becoming Christ-Reflecting Grandfathers

Praise God for godly grandmothers. How many Christians have given testimony of the influence their godly grandmother had on their lives?Ā  But, hey, what about us grandfathers? How can we Christian grandfathers also impact the coming generations with the Gospel of Christ? When our grandchildren...

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Praying Big Prayers For Our Grandchildren

Are our prayers for our grandchildren too small?Ā  Donā€™t most of us focus the bulk of our requests on our grandchildrenā€™s health and happiness? You know, ā€œAnd Lord, please give my grandchild a good day and keep her safe.ā€ Thereā€™s nothing necessarily wrong with asking God to make our grandchildren...

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DIY Grandcamp

We were still putting things away from this yearā€™s Grandcamp when we started talking about what we could do for next yearā€™s Grandcamp. It had been a great week. Though we were tired, we were happy and grateful. This had been our fourth year of hosting our grandkids for five days of enjoying ā€œLots...

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How To Do a Bible Study With Your Grandchildren

ā€œBut Iā€™m not a Bible teacher! Iā€™ve never been to seminary!ā€ Take heart, my fellow grandparent. By Godā€™s grace, the Lord could use you to have memory-making, life-shaping Bible studies with your grandchildren. Letā€™s break down this idea of how to do Bible studies with your grandchildren into...

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