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Archives / May 2008
Impossible!
May 29, 2008
Scriptural Basis: “Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show that they should always pray and not give up.” Luke 18:1 “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Anderson's Applications: As a boy growing up in a family who regularly had family worship and family prayer, I remember quite vividly praying for one family member who was not a Christian. I can trace this specific prayer request back to my earliest memories....
May 29, 2008
Scriptural Basis: “Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show that they should always pray and not give up.” Luke 18:1 “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Anderson's Applications: As a boy growing up in a family who regularly had family worship and family prayer, I remember quite vividly praying for one family member who was not a Christian. I can trace this specific prayer request back to my earliest memories....
20 Ways To Lose Your Teen
May 29, 2008
Allow them to watch television whenever they want, preferably in their bedroom—and make sure they have unfettered access to MTV, HBO, Cinemax, and premium movies channels. Put a computer with a high speed Internet connection in their room or in a place where they can use it without your supervision. Respect their privacy—never go in their rooms, monitor their email, or check on their Internet activity. Don’t monitor, question or in any way restrict their music or entertainment consumption. Subscribe...
May 29, 2008
Allow them to watch television whenever they want, preferably in their bedroom—and make sure they have unfettered access to MTV, HBO, Cinemax, and premium movies channels. Put a computer with a high speed Internet connection in their room or in a place where they can use it without your supervision. Respect their privacy—never go in their rooms, monitor their email, or check on their Internet activity. Don’t monitor, question or in any way restrict their music or entertainment consumption. Subscribe...
Memorial Day: Will We Hide It from the Next Generation?
May 22, 2008
Scriptural Basis: “We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, His power and the wonders He has done.” Psalm 78:4 Anderson's Applications: “Fourscore and seven years ago” is how it begins. How many readers know what I am talking about? How many of your children or grandchildren do? These were the beginning words of a speech once considered worthy enough for American school children by the millions to memorize as a requirement...
May 22, 2008
Scriptural Basis: “We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, His power and the wonders He has done.” Psalm 78:4 Anderson's Applications: “Fourscore and seven years ago” is how it begins. How many readers know what I am talking about? How many of your children or grandchildren do? These were the beginning words of a speech once considered worthy enough for American school children by the millions to memorize as a requirement...
How Boring is Living Forever?
May 15, 2008
Scriptural Basis: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him.” I Corinthians 2:9 “The man who does the will of God lives forever.” I John 2:17 Anderson's Applications: One of our Board Members at the PAYH just told me of a conversation he had this week with someone who was not in the least interested in living forever. The thought held absolutely no attraction for them. Gary Larson of Far Side fame used one of his cartoons...
May 15, 2008
Scriptural Basis: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him.” I Corinthians 2:9 “The man who does the will of God lives forever.” I John 2:17 Anderson's Applications: One of our Board Members at the PAYH just told me of a conversation he had this week with someone who was not in the least interested in living forever. The thought held absolutely no attraction for them. Gary Larson of Far Side fame used one of his cartoons...
Giving Attention to “the Little Things”
May 8, 2008
Scriptural Basis: “Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.” Song of Songs 2:15 Anderson's Applications: How often we hear the rebuke, “Don’t major in the minors!” The one who says that to another normally means, “Don’t make a mountain out of a mole hill.” In other words we should not be offended, nor lose our self-control, friends, or family, over those things that are of minor consequence in the final analysis; those...
May 8, 2008
Scriptural Basis: “Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.” Song of Songs 2:15 Anderson's Applications: How often we hear the rebuke, “Don’t major in the minors!” The one who says that to another normally means, “Don’t make a mountain out of a mole hill.” In other words we should not be offended, nor lose our self-control, friends, or family, over those things that are of minor consequence in the final analysis; those...
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