It can be hard to find meaningful gifts that hold spiritual significance for your kids as they get older.
For my oldest son's 12th birthday I gave him a pendant to remind him his identity is based in Christ. The Shield of Faith pendant is a reminder that God is with us no matter what we face and is made from 100% lead-free pewter.
On the back is an inspiring inscription of Joshua 1:9.
Check out all of the "Shield of Faith" and other products at:
Be a Man of Purpose.
F. B. Hole.
(Extracted from Scripture Truth Vol. 41, 1962-64, page 165.)
The Apostle Paul in his epistles revealed himself to be a man marked by intensity of purpose. Being filled and controlled by the Spirit of God, he embraced the purpose of God. Here in the actual words of scripture are some of the deep longings of his heart.
'That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death' (Phil. 3: 10).
'That I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus' (Phil. 3: 12).
'I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some' (1 Cor. 9: 22).
'I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established' (Rom. 1: 11).
What are the objects that we set before us in our lives? Are we anything like the Apostle Paul? Or do we fritter away our lives, pursuing little objects of pleasure, or of present and temporal gain in the world? Let us each seriously consider this matter.
Recently Dr. Stuart Scott spoke at our church about Biblical counseling for marriage problems. I have been wanting to check out his book The Exemplary Husband for awhile but have not had a chance yet.
In the meantime here are some study notes from one of his conference appearances. Looks to have some interesting points, verses, and diagrams:
The PocketMod is a small book with content on each page that is meant to be used as a cool little personal productivity tool. Page templates, combined with a unique folding style, enable a normal piece of paper to become the ultimate note card.
I have found it is great for making "fun booklets" for my kids as well. The PocketMod builder at this site has templates for kids games, or you can download the "PDF to PocketMod Converter" to turn anything you want to tell your kids into a mini-book.
It is hard to describe just how incredibly useful the PocketMod is. It's best that you just dive in and create one.
Take the “Wild at Heart” concepts of John Eldredge and combine them with the rites of passage framework of “Raising a Modern Day Knight” and you get this book: a Youth Pastor’s wake-up call to churches of the importance of reaching, and sometimes reclaiming, the "young lions" of the teenage community in their midst.
Importantly, the author states at the beginning he came to these concepts without prior exposure to either of the aforementioned books. Perhaps a confirmation that this generational awakening is from God?
| Passed Thru Fire | |
| Author: | Rick Bundschuh |
| ISBN: | 0842376348 |
| Genre: | Religion & Spirituality/Christianity |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Score: | 7 out of 10 |
Some of us have great difficulty in thinking of the Lord Jesus as a Man forever. Is that an assured truth of Scripture?
Well, let us look at the Scripture evidence step by step.
On the resurrection day He came forth from the grave a real Man in a human body, not a body of flesh and blood as He had before the Cross, but of flesh and bones (Luke 24: 39); a body in which He could eat (Luke 24: 43); a body which bore the marks of His suffering and which could be handled by Thomas (John 20: 27).
In that same body He was "carried up into heaven" (Luke 24: 51). "A cloud received Him out of their sight " (Acts 1: 9). A spirit could not be said to be carried up nor are clouds necessary to receive such out of human sight. He was still a Man.
Shortly after Stephen saw Him in glory. His testimony was, "I see . . . the Son of MAN standing on the right hand of God" (Acts 7: 56).
Later still Paul writes of Him as "The Man Christ Jesus" (1 Tim. 2: 5). He does not speak of Him as the One who once was the Man Christ Jesus. He is a Man to-day.
The millennial age is to come. It is to be put not under angels but under Man in the person of the Son of Man. This is the argument of Hebrews 2: 5-9. Clearly, then, He will be Man in the coming age.
At the end of the millennial age He is to deliver up the kingdom to God, even the Father, and become Himself subject (see 1 Cor. 15: 24-28). Bearing in mind that He is God equally with the Father we might with astonishment ask how this can be, save that we remember that also He is Man. As Man, He fills perfectly man's place of subjection without for one moment ceasing to be equal with the Father. Our blessed Lord is essentially God, yet for eternity He takes the subject place, only explicable by the fact that to all eternity He is also Man; and as such the Head and Sustainer of the redeemed creation, which is the fruit of His work.
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I recently was doing a casual search for some information on Danny Wuerffel, former NFL quarterback and winner of the 1996 Heisman Trophy as a senior playing for the University of Florida Gators. I knew he was serving for a ministry called Desire Street Ministries and wanted to find out more.
The search returned his bio on a really cool site called TheGoal.com. It appears to have the life stories and Christian testimonies of hundreds of World-Class athletes from all sports and nations!
Also included are features for various big sporting events. Check it out:
If you have never come across this before, this is a very interesting approach to communication in relationships. Well known author Gary Chapman postulates that love can be expressed in one of five ways and each of us have a preferred way.
According to Mr. Chapman, conflict and miscommunication can be caused when you are trying to show others your love language instead of theirs.
This site offers an introduction to the languages as well as some fun little quizzes to help you determine your love language.
I have found these concepts very useful in my own life.
This has got to be the coolest job in the world!
If I had the guts to drop out of the "rat race" I would love to do something like this. Karl M. Kindt III is a "Knight for Hire".
He is a Christian who uses the knight metaphor to teach children what it means to serve the Lord.
Check out his site with all kinds of pictures, knight related stories, and other stuff. Be sure to check out the "Why and How I Became a Knight" link.
