Monthly Archives: February 2014

What are Some of Your Secrets?

What are Some of Your Secrets? Adults,like children, are fascinated with secrets.  An article in the Wall Street Journal pointed out that 95% of people report having a fact or bit of information about themselves that they haven’t reveal to … Continue reading

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1 Corinthians 11:1-18

! Corinthians 11:1-18 11 1 And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ. 2 I am so glad that you always keep me in your thoughts, and that you are following the teachings I passed on to you. 3 But there is one … Continue reading

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When Is a Lie Not a Lie?

When Is a Lie Not a Lie? A little girl, named Mary, is coming home from school without her mother meeting her for the first time.  When she arrives home, her mother is full of questions: “How did it go?”  … Continue reading

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1 Corinthians 10:19-33

1 Corinthians 10:19-33 19 What am I trying to say? Am I saying that food offered to idols has some significance, or that idols are real gods? 20 No, not at all. I am saying that these sacrifices are offered to demons, not … Continue reading

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Types of Families – Part 4

Types of Family – Part 4 Here are five other descriptions of family types.  The first is what I call the “Generational Split” family.  The distinguishing characteristic of this kind of family is a lack of significant interaction between parents … Continue reading

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1 Corinthians 10:1-18

! Corinthians 10:1-18 10 I don’t want you to forget, dear brothers and sisters, about our ancestors in the wilderness long ago. All of them were guided by a cloud that moved ahead of them, and all of them walked through the … Continue reading

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Types of Families – Part 3

Types of Families – Part 3 Using the placement of the scores on the two scales–the Cohesion scale and the Adaptability scale–we can identify five basic family types.  The more extreme the placement on the scales, the more problematic that … Continue reading

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! Corinthians 9:13-27

1 Corinthians 9:13-27 13 Don’t you realize that those who work in the temple get their meals from the offerings brought to the temple? And those who serve at the altar get a share of the sacrificial offerings. 14 In the same way, … Continue reading

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Types of Families – Part 2

Types of Families – Part 2 We’re looking at the types of families based on the research of David Olson and his associates at the University of Minnesota, and their development of the FACES IV inventory.  In the last posting, … Continue reading

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! Corinthians 9:1-12

! Corinthians 9:1-12 9 Am I not as free as anyone else? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus our Lord with my own eyes? Isn’t it because of my work that you belong to the Lord?2 Even if others … Continue reading

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