Built to Serve: God’s Design for the Home

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Part 2 of the series: Built by Grace: God's Design for Family and Faith by Bart Denny Walk into almost any home and you can learn a lot just by looking around. Family photos on the wall. A few diplomas. Maybe a trophy case, a military plaque, or — if you're in certain parts of the country — a deer head mounted above the fireplace. But the walls only tell part of the story. The real story is told by the rhythms of a home: what gets talked about most, what creates stress, what gets sacrificed for, and what gets quietly pushed aside. Every home has a center of gravity. Something is pulling it in a certain direction — whether that home is full or quiet, blended or aging, just starting out or starting over. And it's tempting to assume that if we love the Lord, the spiritual direction of our home will simply take care of itself. It won't. You can believe the right things and still let lesser things set the pace. You can want a Christ-centered hom...
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Are you becoming a "consumer" church member?

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Today (July 25, 2022) Noted church consultant, Dr. Thom Rainer, writes today on Eleven Signs You Are Becoming a Church Consumer Instead of a Committed Church Member.  

When you look in the mirror, do any of the sign of the person in his article?

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