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James McLemore
In this family, there are four children, two boys and two girls. The oldest girl taught school, volunteered at the women's mission, and went to church every Sunday. The youngest girl kept a good house, raised five good children, never met a person she didn't like, and never met a person who didn't like her. The oldest boy followed his dad into missionary work, spent his youth in India feeding the ...
2. Where Are You?
Hosea 11:1-11
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Richard L. Sheffield
Where are you? Do you know? It's actually possible to be sitting here, but still be somewhere else! It's also possible to live that way. Do you know where you are; are you where you need to be in your life? Occasionally at mealtimes at our house, especially when it's been a long and busy day and I'm distracted, Xavia will say "Dick! Where are you?" I'm sitting there. I'm eating there. But I'm ...
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Keith Hammer
Every parent who has children approaching or into the early teenage years knows that the day of reckoning is coming. The day of which I speak, of course, is the day when the once compliant, cooperative little girl or boy becomes the defiant young adult. Many a parent among us waits with bated breath for the day to arrive. Not a few of us wonder how we are going to handle those times when our desi...
4. Do You Know?
Hosea 11:1-11
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John W. Wurster
“ ‘It was I who taught Ephraim how to walk, I took them up in my arms; but they did not know that I healed them’ (11:3). They did not know me. Do you? “‘I led them with cords of human kindness, with bands of love. I was to them like those who lift infants to their cheeks. I bent down to them and fed them.’ (1:4). But they did not know me. Do you? “I fashioned a world in love, bringing forth order ...
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Chrysanne Timm
Parenting is not, I repeat, not for the faint of heart. For many of us, it was easy enough to bring our sons and daughters into this world and to hold their tiny forms in our arms. We had no idea what was coming. The 4 a.m. feedings, the nights spent vainly try­ing to comfort a wailing child, watching as they took their first steps, the joys of toilet training, the "terrible twos" ... those m...
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"How can I give you up, O Ephraim!" (v. 8) Prayer: Dear Father, we cannot fool you or pretend to be something we’re not; you know us too well. Open our minds and our understanding to know you as best we can, and to grow in appreciation of your great mercy. Amen "I’ve given him a chance three times now. Three times he let me down. I’m not going to be generous any more. I’ve had it. I don’t want t...
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Mark Trotter
The title of this sermon, "You Have Outwitted Me," comes from the writings of Brother Lawrence. I am indebted to John Imel, who discovered the quote, shared it at a staff devotion some years ago. Brother Lawrence entered a monastic order thinking that he was giving up the happiness of this world to become a monk. He discovered instead a deeper happiness in a monastic life than he had ever imagine...
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Lee Ann Dunlap
Steven and LaDonna had been married nearly ten years before they were finally able to conceive a much-desired child. To their surprise and concern, little James arrived prematurely, weighing a scant four pounds. He required several weeks in the hospital's incubator and lots of prayers before he could finally go home. In the years since then, Steven has often shared how his firstborn, and only chi...
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