Family
What Is Love?
Even the great philosophers, with profound definitions, could not fully touch love’s true essence more clearly than in a survey of children who are 4 to 8 years old where the kids share their views on love: “Love is that first feeling you feel before all the bad stuff gets in the way.” “Love is […]
Sexuality
Rowland Croucher wrote in message: Re Paul Tillich and infidelity, here’s the relevant bit from Eugene Peterson’s ‘The Wisdom of Each Other: A Conversation Between Spiritual Friends’ (Zondervan, 1998, pp.47-48) – a book worth reading. (I have multiple copies, if anyone’s interested): ~~~ A (female) ‘Net-friend responded: What I found most disturbing about this book […]
Grow Wings With Me! ……Childhood Abuse And Mental Health
You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. No harm will befall you, for God will command his angels concerning you, to guard you in all your ways. (Psalm 91:5,10,11). I was only […]
Blue Ribbons
A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her Seniors in high school by telling them the difference they each made. She called each student to the front of the class, one at a time. First she told each of them how they had made a difference to her and the class. Then […]
Fathers Need To Give Their Children Good Gifts
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-160 (Family Issues) GUIDELINES FOR FATHERS (from All About Families) Part Two: Fathers Need To Give Their Children Good Gifts by Norman Bales In part one of our series [CLM 155], we suggested that God is the perfect model of fatherhood. We are exploring concepts of fathering based on the following texts. […]
Grow Wings With Me! – Dry Bones!
‘Grow Wings With Me SCRIPTURE: This is what the Lord Says to those (dry) bones…”I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin. I will put breath in you and then you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.” Ezekiel 37:4-6. […]
It’s A Secret – Tell It!
(Author Unknown) A woman named Frances once knew a young person at church named Debbie. Debbie always seemed effervescent and happy, although Frances knew she had faced struggles in her life. Her long-awaited marriage had quickly ended in divorce. She had struggled to get a grip on her single life. She hadn’t chosen it, but […]
Fathers Not Coaches
Fathers NOT Coaches. An update from the Australian Men’s Network. Fathers NOT Coaches. Since 1992 there has been an increase in a field that has become known as life coaching. This practice has been embraced by corporate and community figures as a way to help people on a one on one basis obtain their life […]
It Takes More Than Bible, Beans And Bed
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-165 (Family Issues) GUIDELINES FOR FATHERS (from All About Families) Part Three: It Takes More Than Bible, Beans and Bed by Norman Bales What does a conscientious father need to provide for his children? Some fathers seem to think they’ve done their job if they provide “Bible, beans and bed.” They make […]
How Do We Encourage A Seeking Spirit…
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-169 (Family Issues) GUIDELINES FOR FATHERS (from All About Families) Part Four: How Do We Encourage A Seeking Spirit? by Norman Bales In our three previous installments I suggested that God is the perfect model of fatherhood. We are exploring concepts of fathering based on the following texts. Matthew 6:6 “But when […]
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