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Monthly Archives: July 2016

Taken Away…By the Grace of God
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Taken Away…By the Grace of God

Posted on July 29, 2016 by practicingfamilies2013 • Leave a comment

~By Jennifer Mills-Knutsen My family and I have just completed a major move. We left the small town in Indiana where I have served as a pastor for more than 10 years and gone to live in London, where I am serving as the Senior Pastor of the American International Church. My husband and I … Continue reading →

The Two Hardest Words to Say to Your Kids
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The Two Hardest Words to Say to Your Kids

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Joanna • Leave a comment

-by Julia Roller “You woke the baby up!” I snapped at my son. I had just heard her wail from her car seat and came into the room to see my nine-year-old son bending over her. It’s a repeated point of contention between us. I am constantly reminding him and his brother to leave her … Continue reading →

I Cannot Sit
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I Cannot Sit

Posted on July 22, 2016 by practicingfamilies2013 • Leave a comment

~ by Cheri Tabel photo by Tony Cifani It was a Saturday evening. I had read online that the verdict was about to read. I turned on the television in my room. I could not sit. I waited. As court room procedure played out, I waited. I listened to the pundits. I swayed a bit … Continue reading →

Use Your Words!
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Use Your Words!

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Joanna • Leave a comment

~By David Grummon Last week my wife and I (finally) sprung for the babysitter and went to see Captain America: Civil War. I was as excited as a school boy who has seen almost every Marvel superhero movie in the theater and has the rest of them waiting in his Netflix queue. My wife . … Continue reading →

Luke 11: Teach Us to Pray
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Luke 11: Teach Us to Pray

Posted on July 19, 2016 by practicingfamilies2013 • Leave a comment

by Jennifer DiFrancesco Prayer God of Awakening, stir our hearts to come alive to all of the invitations that quietly surround us… God of Compassion, open our eyes to the unseen suffering around us… God of Justice, disturb us to take the side of the poor and wronged… God of Healing, turn our wounds into … Continue reading →

Psalm 15: Together with the Lord
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Psalm 15: Together with the Lord

Posted on July 11, 2016 by practicingfamilies2013 • Leave a comment

by Joe Greemore Scripture: Psalm 15 (The Voice) – A song of David. [A recurring theme in the psalms is the dwelling place of God and its importance in worship. This Davidic psalm considers the moral qualities of the person who wishes to approach God.] 1 Eternal One, who is invited to stay in Your dwelling? … Continue reading →

Sole Care
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Sole Care

Posted on July 8, 2016 by practicingfamilies2013 • Leave a comment

~ by Kelly Pittman Last week my family and I headed for the mountains in North Carolina for a worship and music conference.  It’s our third time attending this conference and, truth be told, although I take a class here and there, I really don’t go for the seminars.  I go for the scenery. This … Continue reading →

Moving, and Practicing Pain
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Moving, and Practicing Pain

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Joanna • Leave a comment

by Corey Fields My family recently moved halfway across the country. The decision came as a combination of feeling a new calling as well as growing more and more weary of needing a plane ticket to visit family. There was an aspect of it for my wife and me that was “going home.” We have … Continue reading →

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Luke 10: Neighbors

Posted on July 5, 2016 by practicingfamilies2013 • Leave a comment

by Erika Marksbury  Scripture: Luke 10:25-37 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and … Continue reading →

Staying in the Game
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Staying in the Game

Posted on July 1, 2016 by practicingfamilies2013 • Leave a comment

~by Kimberly Knowle-Zeller As the parents of a toddler, we haven’t hit the period in life where we’re spending days and nights on end at practices and games and rehearsals, etc…  So this past week attending an elementary softball game was a new experience. A picture-perfect night greeted us – summer, a breeze, the sun … Continue reading →

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