“Pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results.” James 5:16 NLT Pray for grandparents of the children left behind by the deployed military to provide spiritual covering, encouragement, and...
As many of you may have learned from the Harvard cheating scandal recently, character is about more than following rules. Character has to do with the kind of person I want to be—or not want to be. It’s interesting how surprised many of the students and faculty at...
“I will guide you along the best pathway for your life; I will advise you and watch over you.” Psalms 32:8 NLT Many of our grandchildren will be back in school this month. They will have new teachers, make new friends, attend new schools, and experience many new...
We used to sing, ‘What the world need now is love, sweet love’. I don’t know if you are aware of it, but a few things have changed. The music of today is substantively different and reveals a lot about this generation of young people. In a recent BreakPoint...
“The children of your people will live in security. Their children’s children will thrive in your presence.” Psalm 102:28 NLT A Christian grandparent’s greatest pleasure is to know that their children and grandchildren belong to Christ, are walking with Him, and will...
I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. 2 Tim. 1:5 There are defining moments that occur in all of our lives. Some of these defining moments emerge as...
“So, my dear friends listen carefully; those who embrace my ways are most blessed. Mark a life of discipline and live wisely; do not squander your precious life. Blessed is the man, blessed is the woman, who listens to me, awake and ready, alert and responsive...
I can do everything through Him who gives me strength. Phil. 4:13 It’s true that few things are grander than being a grandparent. It’s also true the at times few things can be more challenging than being a grandparent. Too often, it is anything but what we expect it...
“Store up for yourselves treasure in heaven.” Matthew 6:20 Your prayers can put spiritual riches on deposit for your grandchildren and future generations. Pray actively and specifically. Your prayers may not be answered in your lifetime, however, they will have a...
“God saw all that He had made, and it was very good.” Genesis 1:31 If you have ever stood on the rim of the Grand Canyon or gazed out over the incredible views at the top of the Going-To-The-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, you know what it is to experience raw...