A friend of mine has challenged me to write about how in the world a grandfather is to actively participate in the spiritual formation of grandchildren.
Author Archives: Kevin Garrett
Pray for Your Children
Do you want the best for your children? Pray for them. Do you want God’s best for them? Pray for them.”
Restlessness
Perhaps God allows us to know there’s more. Nothing on this earth fully satisfies.
Frustration, Disillusion, and Deconstruction
“Somewhere, deep down, he knew his conversion from atheist to belief in God was real, but hearing it challenged and ridiculed made him wonder – then he stopped wondering. He simply stopped.”
Take the High Road
Family, whether by birth or by choice, is a wonderful thing. Also, it seems to me, that there is no perfect group of people. I once heard it said that the only “function” in family is “dysfunction.” I have also heard it said that if you look within your family and do not see anyContinue reading “Take the High Road”
New Life
It is amazing how much anticipation, excitement, and joy a new birth brings.
Created for Community
I am grateful to have experienced a good deal of community in our town in a recent week. My calendar was full of opportunity to be with other people through a variety of occasions and events. I worked on a project with an old friend in another town, visiting with others while we are there,Continue reading “Created for Community”
Gratitude
“..be grateful for how God has shaped you, allowing people and circumstances to mold you into becoming more like Him.”
Yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day – Just Who was He?
Occasionally, it’s good to ask why we do what we do. Sometimes it’s healthy to just ask simple questions about origins of holidays.
Let’s Hear It for the Students!
Perhaps we really do not ask God for true revival because we want Him to bless us in the ways we request rather than ask Him to help us adjust to Him.
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