Tag Archives: spiritual growth

Building Your Legacy: A Parental Primer

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Heart of the Matter

  It was promotion Sunday at my church–the day when church members “promote” into their new Sunday school classes. As we headed down our tree-lined driveway to church, I wondered, “Would this be the year I would move into the … Continue reading →

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Shooting the Rapids: Navigating Life’s Ups and Downs

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Heart of the Matter

  Wow! What an exciting few months we’ve had around our house! We found out our oldest son and daughter-in-law are having our very first grandchild—a boy! Shortly after that, our middle son got engaged to a beautiful and talented … Continue reading →

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Apathy: The Scourge of Modern Christian Culture

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Heart of the Matter

  Dear fellow Christian, Are you excited about the things of God? Are you actively searching for those you can touch with God’s love and message? Do you itch with anticipation as you look forward to spending time devouring God’s … Continue reading →

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Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept it…

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Heart of the Matter

  Fellow Christian, your mission, should you choose to accept it, is this: people. Pure and simple… Big people, little people, black, white, and asian people. Nice people, mean people, loud and soft-spoken people. Poor people, rich people…all people. We … Continue reading →

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Redeemed How I love to Proclaim It!

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Heart of the Matter

“Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it, redeemed by the blood of the lamb. Redeemed, through His infinite mercy, His child and forever I am.” Those glorious words by the great hymn-writer, Fanny Crosby, reverberate through my soul as I … Continue reading →

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