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UNCOMMEN Challenge: Community Service

UNCOMMEN Challenge: Community Service

If you are a UNCOMMEN member, please ensure you're signed in to view this content. If you aren't a member, please click here to get started. 1 Peter 4:10-11 — "As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied...

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Time Heals All Wounds

Time Heals All Wounds

"I thank my God every time I remember you." Philippians 1:3 NIV There is a saying, "time heals all wounds." I have been thinking about that a lot this week. We are now four days from marking 12 years since the accident that took the lives of two kids. That seems like...

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Planning For Children

Planning For Children

 My Brilliant 5 Year Plan When my wife and I got married in 1990, we wanted to wait about five years before we had children. We wanted some time for ourselves.  Friday AM: I was teasing with a friend at work that every time I heard crying or screaming child, we added...

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How to Enjoy Parenting At Every Stage

How to Enjoy Parenting At Every Stage

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...

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How to Lead Your Family Spiritually Into The Unknown

How to Lead Your Family Spiritually Into The Unknown

A dad leads his family, but what if he leads them to a very unfamiliar, unknown place? Today, we'll consider how to lead your family spiritually. "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress...

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Handling Early Marriage & Financial Struggles

Handling Early Marriage & Financial Struggles

Financial struggles exist. There are always choices to be made about money in marriage regardless of your age. However, when first married, you quickly learn the value of the dollar. When we were first married, we had two incomes. My wife was a grade-school teacher,...

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God’s Path For Your Life Can Feel Strange

God’s Path For Your Life Can Feel Strange

Psalm 119:105 — "Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path." There is no greater joy than being a father, right next to that is being a husband. God's path for me to those things wasn't traditional. However, that broken path leads to a faith-filled journey...

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