From Craig Swanson… The older I get, the more I dislike the Christmas season. My family refers to me as Scrooge. Don’t get me wrong, I’m thankful for the fact that the Son of God came to earth as a man to save us from our sins. But let’s be honest, that’s not what this […]
Read more "Bah, Humbug!"From Craig Swanson… Love Is a Verb Is it possible to love your spouse after many years of marriage as much as you loved them in the beginning of the relationship? It depends on whether love is a noun or a verb. A couple who is having marriage problems might say that they just don’t […]
Read more "Love That Lasts"From Kevin Funk… I really enjoy sharing with you all what God puts on my heart. This blog is not only a great tool for us pastors and elders to help communicate to the body, but I know speaking for me it also sharpens my awareness of the broken world around me to give you […]
Read more "A Lost Son"From Kevin Funk… How’s your summer going? Have you had your summer vacation yet, or are you about to take off into the great unknown? Our family vacation is approaching next week and it got me thinking about previous vacations and the ones yet to be had. We can all agree we take vacations for […]
Read more "Is Jesus in your suitcase?"From Craig Swanson… “Behold, children are a gift from the Lord;” (PS. 127:3) In the midst of all the hassles and headaches of raising children we sometimes forget that they are God’s great gift to us. His creation, entrusted to us, to shape and teach and discipline. The end game is that they would […]
Read more "Sharpening Arrows"From Craig Swanson…Part 1…Part 2…Part 3. One final ball I feel we have dropped as men is that of protector. (Just as a reminder, when I talk about being real men I’m talking about reflecting the character of God.) God is our protector. “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, […]
Read more "Real Men – Part 4"This weekend Bree and I celebrated 10 years of marriage. On one hand, that seems like such a short amount of time, and yet on the other hand, in a day and age where divorce is just as common as holy matrimony, 10 years of commitment to one another feels like quite an accomplishment. Friday […]
Read more "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing"A few years ago, Heather and I heard a pastor talk about values that he and his wife had created for their family. Biblical truths that they held as important within their household. It got us thinking and talking at that point, what would be the values in our home? What are the truths from […]
Read more "Family Values"From Matt Wiegand… Not sure if a lot of husbands and dads are like me. But a few days before Mother’s day comes, I am trying to think of a good gift idea for my sons’ mom. Some years this is easier than others because maybe we are saving for a larger item to buy […]
Read more "Gift for Wife on Mother’s Day"From Craig Swanson…(Part 1)…(Part 2) I must admit that there was a real temptation to skip part 3 of “Real Men” and move right into part 4. This is because I know that we have been so programmed by our culture, a biblical world-view seems strange to us. So when I talk about men and women having […]
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