One more short note, encourage your wives to check out my article for wives at Come Fill Your Cup. http://comefillyourcup.com/2013/03/27/be-the-wife-your-husband-needs/
Are you looking for some good, clean, family fun? I wanted to let you know that we are going to start a new blog on the Build Your Wall site. The new blog will be to present family friendly alternatives to the popular entertainment of the day. We will have movie reviews, book and game reviews, maybe even ideas for a fun, educational, family night. We will start by putting up video reviews of some movies that are positive over the next few weeks. There are a multitude of possibilities and no telling what will be added. Look for the new page to be added this week. It will be called Shameless Fun.
One more short note, encourage your wives to check out my article for wives at Come Fill Your Cup. http://comefillyourcup.com/2013/03/27/be-the-wife-your-husband-needs/
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Here's another hot off the presses release for your kids! These are such great books! We recently bought some for a birthday gift for a boy who just turned 7 and he loved them! My own kids love them too! Buy some for the loved ones in your life!
New books from Apologetics Press I'm planning to do a full review when I've finished the book, but I wanted to share with you this great book I've been reading! Game Plan by Joe Wells really gives you insight into the younger generation. So far it has been very helpful in understanding the differences in youth of 100 or 150 years ago and today's youth (even our own teen years). If you have someone left on your Christmas list who has a teen in their life (child, grandchild, niece/nephew, neighbor or church family) then this book is what you should pick for them!
Finally! A book for parents to use to teach their children about choosing their spouse. Included in the book is a 3 week family time Bible discussion. This will be a great tool to use in training our children to be workers in the Kingdom! Click on the picture to order from Colley books!
Below is an excerpt from a book I'm reading, Voyage of Faith: Principles of Faith Revolving on the Axis of Baptism by Frank Chesser. It's a powerful and Biblical description of Christ's sufferings leading up to and on Calvary. Sometimes in the hustle and bustle of trying to get six people fed, dressed, and out the door on Sundays, I struggle with preparing my mind for the worship to come. I thought I'd share this since reading it has helped me to center my focus on the Lord on a hectic Sunday morning. I've even considered making a copy to read and meditate on during the Lord's supper.
-CA The Price Paid for Sin Shortly before His arrest, Jesus entered the garden of inexpressible sorrow. His great heart trembled with immeasurable grief over the weight of sin that bore down upon His soul that only God in the flesh could endure. He prayed in such agony of spirit that He broke the heart of God and submerged the streets of heaven in a torrent of angelic tears. His head was bowed with anguish. His body was soaked with bloody sweat. With "strong crying and tears" (Heb. 5:7), He shook the pedestal of the earth. The foundations of eternity shuddered at the sight of the weeping Christ. An angel journeyed through time and space and enfolded the suffering Savior in the arms of solace. Lanterns intruded into the darkness of Gethsemane. Swords threatened its peace. Voices of abhorrence filled the fir. A kiss of betrayal and death was placed upon the countenance of perfect purity. The apostles fled in fear. Peter denied his Master while seeking warmth at the enemy's fire. Justice was spurned. The face of Christ was marred with human spittle and buffeting hands of hate. Thorns of mockery perforated is brow and scoffing knees knelt at His feet. His back was rent asunder and suffused with blood. Feminine voices of lament tempered the taunts and jeers on the road to Golgotha. Nails pierced His hands and feet. The Son of God was centered between two thieves and entered a world of pain that only the mind of God could comprehend. Simeon's prophetic sword pierced His mother's heart. The sun veiled its eyes and the Temple's curtain was rent. The earth quivered, rocks shattered, graves opened, and once-dead saints walked among the living, following the resurrection of Christ. Heaven wept and hell rejoiced. Where lies the real horror of the cross? It is not to be found in the tyranny of the Roman and Jewish courts. It cannot be witnessed in the abusive hands of the Roman soldiers. Nor can it be attested to by the physical pain and agony of the crucifixion. The true terror of the cross can only be perceived to the degree that man's finite mind is capable, in those unfathomable words, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matt. 27:46). This is the reason Jesus prayed, "O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt" (Matt 26:39). It was in view of this ungraspable tragedy that the prayer of Christ was bathed in "strong crying and tears" (Heb. 5:7). It was due to His extreme aversion to the truth of these words, defying man's ability to comprehend, that resulted in the capillaries of His body oozing bloody sweat. It was because of the inescapable calamity depicted in these words that God dispatched an angel from heaven to strengthen Him. "And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit and having said thus, he gave up the ghost" (Luke 23:46). The body of God's Son was ensconced in a borrowed tomb Early on the following Sunday morning, He broke the bonds of death and placed the seal of immortality on every tombstone. "But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept" (1 Cor. 15:20). For the next forty days, Jesus "showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs" (Acts 1:3). On one occasion, an assembly in excess of five hundred became eyewitnesses of the resurrection of Christ (1 Cor. 15:6). How many of us can say that we truly built our house of love on Biblical love? Even in the best of houses there is always room for improvement, but I would say that most of us need some help in our marriages. Loving Your Husband by Patsy Loden is wonderful! I thought my marriage was fine until I looked into the mirror of the Word using this book as my guide. I have learned so much with this book. I highly recommend it to all wives! Click here to order Loving Your Husband from Publishing Designs! Teacher's manual also available.
Click here to order the video lessons and other Loving Your Husband materials from World Video Bible School! This is a series of books you may not be familiar with. Apologetics Press has done a wonderful job with these learn-to-read readers targeted for children ages 3-6. There's "Bats, Cats and Rats," "Birds, Bugs and Bees," "Dogs, Frogs, and Hogs," "Ducks, Bucks and Woodchucks," "Fish, Fleas and Flies," and "Goose, Moose and Mongoose" (not pictured). The insides are beautifully illustrated with photographs and cartoon characters. Of course there's a huge emphasis on God and His Creation. The titles are fun and my kids just want to pick them up and read them because the covers are so engaging. The set of six (or each individual book) is available at Apologetics Press Store, so get yours today and continue instilling creation in the hearts and minds of your little ones!
Today we will share a link that will help to strengthen your family's faith in God as creator.
Apologetics Press is full of helpful articles, audio, video and items to purchase. Many of their books are also available free on-line. There is even a kid's site featuring Digger Doug. |