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I Am Thirsty
For two years, our son has been part of a Filter of Hope team to provide water filters to families in rural communities to ensure they have safe drinking water. Along with the filters, the teams have the opportunity to share how Jesus can provide living water to satisfy their
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Prayer Guide For Children
As I mentioned in the service this morning, I was given a copy of the March/April 2012 edition of PrayerConnect magazine this week. Inside was the article,

Happy Mother’s Day
Never could it be possible for any man to estimate what he owes to a godly mother. Certainly I have not the powers of speech

Mount Rushmore and Mothering
This week I was thinking about my role as a mother with Mother’s Day approaching on Sunday. In the midst of bickering children and piles of

Verses on Work
Sunday’s sermon, “Work,” from our Life Together series looked at God’s instructions for godly behavior at the workplace and in school from Ephesians 6:5-9. As you are reflecting

Sarah As A Model
In the sermon on Sunday (“Marriage, Part Two” — 4/29/2012), one of the statements I made was that the husband is not “lord” of the wife in

Question on “Accountable Steward” in Marriage
We hope this blog is a place where we can tackle some questions that arise from sermons or in our other published work. Scott asked,
Marriage (Part 2)
This morning we covered wives’ role in marriage as described by Paul in Ephesians 5. I was not able to discuss a situation where a woman

The Greatest Good
Our family’s favorite movie is the Pixar animated film The Incredibles. It is a very witty look at family life, with a lot of special superhero powers
Welcome to Olives & Coffee!
Today is the first post of a new joint blog. We are excited to try something new, and see where the Lord takes us. Why