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In this section: Spring Is Here! Sometimes It Isn't Easy The Power of Grace-based Parenting Teaching Your Teen About Alcohol Youth CultureI am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith." Romans 1:16-17 NIV |
For Parents Only Spring is here! I know it doesn't feel like it outside, but we have faith that it is here! And we will be seeing the fresh green, smelling the frangrance of blooming flowers, hearing the sound of birds happily chirping. All of our senses are involved in welcoming spring! May we all remember who the Awesome Creator of this world is, and may we reverently praise Him for His glorious masterpiece. Below is a devotional from Jim Burns' website http://www.homeword.com. (If you are looking for a good parenting site, here it is...) Enjoy the devotion! Enjoy Spring! Enjoy your family! This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it! Closer Than You Think This devotional was written by Leslie Snyder Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.—Psalm 139: 8-10 Love. It transcends time and makes time stand still. It causes people to do funny things and can break the heart of ones close to us. It fights for freedom and dies for a cause. It gives life to the next generation and gives its life for a generation it will never see. Love is deep, secure, strong, loyal, honest and true. It is displayed through a touch, a word, a look or a smile. Love sustains, guides, protects and is closer than you think. Children know this intuitively. That’s what makes the story The Runaway Bunny* so endearing. It follows the conversation of a Mother Bunny and her baby and what would happen if the baby bunny ran away. No matter how elaborate the baby bunny’s plan to run away, the Mother Bunny always comes up with a way to find and care for the baby bunny. Frustrated by his inability to get away from the love of his mother, the baby bunny finally gives up, settles in at home and lets the Mother Bunny care for him. The Psalmist also experienced this type of love. God and His love surrounded him at all times, in all places, and in all circumstances. Psalm 63:3 reads, “Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.” Today, take the time to notice that you are surrounded by the love of God. There is nowhere you can go that He will not be with you. There is nothing you can do that will keep His love from you. God is strangely and persistently accepting of us and readily waits for us with open arms. |
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