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Psalm 119: 104-106 "Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I wouldn't say I like every false way. Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. I have sworn an oath and confirmed it to keep your righteous rules." Only when we live life outside...
estimated read time: 3min Proverbs 20:7 The righteous who walks in his integrity— blessed are his children after him! Psalm 103:13 As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child...
“So do not fear for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 NIV I am writing this post on my dad’s death anniversary. When you get old enough, there are a...
“He remembers His covenant forever, the promise He made, for a thousand generations.” 1 Chronicles 16:15 NIV Ask any of my siblings, and one of our most hated phrases from my dad was, “I’m not making any promises.” He would pull out that line if we were trying to get...
“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.” 1 Corinthians 13:1 There are a lot of stories surrounding the death of our daughter. One of them is that during the last week of her life, I...
“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. ‘Test me in this’, says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.” Malachi...
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. - John 3:16 The Gospel is for Disciples, Not Just a Sinners Many people often think that the Gospel is something that you share with...
Raising children Biblically... really easy to think about and considerably more difficult to put into practice. We need the Lord's help to be Godly parents who raise Godly children. In honor of her 22nd birthday this week, please let me describe my beautiful daughter....
Romans 15:4 provides the believer immense hope. We can overcome suffering, be taught endurance through the scriptures and find hope. "For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the scriptures and the...
Do you practice active parenting? Or, are you content with the view from afar? This thought piqued some curiosity. Here's a question we asked the UNCOMMEN Community recently... What is the most recent milestone you've seen your child accomplish? We received a wide...
Do you remember how you felt when your kids were born? The best day imaginable. You watch as you nurture this human being into someone capable of leaving, which you know will break your heart, but it's your job. You would not trade them for anything. It may have taken...
Are you a parent? Wanting to be one? Well, hear it from a seasoned father. Enjoy every moment, including the painful ones. How to enjoy parenting? Let's consider that. “Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much...