Monthly Archives: September 2018

Genesis 22:1-19             We face all kinds of tests in this life.  Toddlers learning to walk face the test of learning by getting up many times after each fall.  In watching toddlers fall and the many kinds of expressions that come to their faces tell us a lot about the testing process. Tested by pain, endurance, the shock of being down again, a look that says ‘I am just going to sit here awhile’ and then they make the effort…..

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Genesis 21:1-21 When I was a child growing up I wanted the approval of my parents and teachers in the things I did.  As an adult when I received God’s grace and love I wanted the things I was doing to meet with God’s approval.  Our culture has changed. Children and youth don’t seem to care if what they are doing meet the approval of parents, teachers or God.  The result for our country and world is that the very…..

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Genesis 18:1-15 In the times we live our doubts seem to overwhelm our lives. The troubles in our time seem to have little or no answers for our fears and uncertainty about life. Doubts keep us from seeking answers to the pressing problems in our family life. Doubts grow when there is an absence of God in our lives. We see so many of our children and youth that don’t have parents that introduce their children to the God that…..

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