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• The Fruit of a Godly Legacy

  Written by Jacob Riggs on April 18, 2012

  

  I hear a lot about how young adults leave church. Some believe this to be the fault of the parents. No discipleship going on in the home. A hypocritical faith of the parents. No intentionality in their parenting. 
  My story is not like that.
  By God’s grace, I haven’t left the church. I was raised in it. My dad was a pastor, in fact. So was his dad. And so was his dad. So is my father-in-law and my cousin. My uncle is a missionary. My brother is a church-planter. My other brother is a worship pastor. All that to…

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• "Doing Book" With Your Kids: Tales of the Not Forgotten

  Written by Matt Markins on April 18, 2012

  

   
  Recently I began reading the book Tales of the Not Forgotten by Beth Guckenberger with my oldest son, Warren. 
  Warren is nine but is an advanced reader.  He’s reading some four hundred+ fiction books that he loves; my challenge has been to try to pry him away from those long enough to read a non-fiction book with him.  So, I got creative and gave him an incentive (can you say bribery?) to read Tales of the Not Forgotten with me. 

  He is on chapter four and I’m on chapter three, and we’ve already had some interesting conversations about spiritual and physical poverty. …

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• D6 to Families of All Abilities

  Written by Kurt Bruner on May 14, 2012

  

   
  “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
  And He has claimed you as His, regardless of any other labels the world places on you:
  You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
  even if inattention or hyperactivity disorders or mental illness make focus difficult,
  And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.
  even if your heart was labeled defective in the womb,
  You shall teach them diligently to your children,
  even if they learn in different ways,
  and shall talk of them when you sit in your…

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