I said I’d take her to the store that day to look for jeans. When it was nearing time to go, I checked in to make sure she’d gotten her homework and job done (some people call them “chores,” but we call them “jobs,”… Continue Reading “Practical Parenting Tips for Discipling Kiddos–Part 2”
Category: KidsTags: Are, Behavior, Being, Child, Children, Choices, Constructive Criticism, Conversation, Correct, Criticize, Discipling, Evidence, Faithfulness, Feel, Fix, Forgiveness, Heart, Humility, Identity, Kiddos, Kids, Opinion, Parenting, Past, Praise, Promises, Questions, Responsibility, Right, Scripture, Thanks, Tone, Unconditional Love
An epitaph isn’t something we think about often, but it is rather fitting, as many believers are observing Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection this week. There have been some interesting epitaphs written over the years: “Famous voice actor Mel Blanc–who gave voice to characters… Continue Reading “Epitaph: What Does it Say?”
Category: LifeTags: Accusation, Anointed, Anointed One, Bathsheba, Burial, Christ, Crime, Cross, Death, Easter, Epitaph, Forgiveness, Geneaology, Inscription, Jesus, Jews, King, King David, Life, Lineage, Messiah, Oil, Payment for My Sin, Pilate, Punishment, Questioned, Resurrection, Sign, Sin, The King of the Jews, Title, Ultimate Sacrifice, Uriah, Wife
Physical connection…That’s what some people believe strong love is. There are parts of this that are true…making time and making effort produces strong love, but a key element is missing from this equation. If this element is absent, love becomes whatever you want it… Continue Reading “Love: the Key Ingredient”
Category: MeaningTags: Action, Against Sin, Anger, Blessings of God, Celebrate, Compassion, Controlled by God, Cooperate, Effort, Enabled, Favor, Forgiveness, God is Love, God's Character, Hurt, Kind, Love, Obey, Offenses, Passion, Patience, Physical Connection, Practice, Retaliate, Serve, Share Joy, Share What God has Done, Share Who God Is, Spirit of God, Time, True Love, Truth, Useful, What God Prefers
He’d come to visit me when I was on my own and single. My little brother and I had planned ahead of time to take in a concert at a nearby college. The artists performing both professed to be believers. As the opening “act”… Continue Reading “Emerging from the Darkness”
Category: God's WordTags: Darkness, Death and Resurrection of Jesus, Enemy, Following Him, Forgiveness, God's Purpose, Jesus Christ, Life, Light, Moses, Opposer of God, Pharoah, Plagues in Egypt, Promises of God, Satan, Scripture, Sin, Third Day, Three Days
You’ve been hurt…again. Your emotions have taken a beating, and you’re feeling a bit like a punching bag. The last thing you want to think about or do is forgive! Anger? Check! Indignation? Check! Bitterness? Getting there. And then, you read these verses… “For… Continue Reading “Forgive? Why Should I?!?”
Category: LifeTags: Anger, Apologizing, Beneficial to the Kingdom of God, Bitterness, Christ's Presence, Forgive Other People, Forgiveness, Free Gift, Getting the Better of Us, God Has Forgiven You, Hurt, Indignation, Jesus, Kindness, Let Go, Love, Mind, No Strings Attached, Not Demanding the Debt, Offenses, Paid the Price for Our Sins, Satan, Sympathy
Posted on February 8, 2021
by Michelle Taylor Baum
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The soft whine entered my ears, waking me from a restful sleep. I heard our puppy, letting me know he needed to go out. I looked down at him, and it almost knocked me back! It was positively visible how much taller he had… Continue Reading “Wow! He’s Grown!”
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Posted on January 30, 2021
by Michelle Taylor Baum
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“If you do well, will you not be accepted?…” Genesis 4:7a NKJV Have you ever looked at what you’ve done and felt like you didn’t measure up? Truth is, we all have, ’cause truth is, we all don’t measure up…to God’s standards. Thank the… Continue Reading “What or Whom Do We Fear?”
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