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Remembrance Day, Poppies, Eagles and Dad
Hanging in my foyer is R.S. Parker’s 1991 painting “Through the Firs Eagle” (pictured here.) It’s probably the first thing you”ll notice when you walk into my house. Throughout my house eagle sculptures and pictures decorate almost every room. Above my office desk is Don Li-leger’s painting “High and Mighty.” An eagle perches on a branch, eyes piercing the canopy below, wings poised for flight. (not shown.) Why do I collect eagles? Part of my collection Although the eagle is a national American symbol, that isn’t why I collect eagles. I’m not American. I’m a Canadian. And we don’t have a national affinity for the American Eagle.…
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It’s All In The Attitude
When you live with someone long enough, informality sets in and our true personality comes to the forefront. Before, when we were dating, we were all smiles and full of niceties. But now, that niceness disappears in a flash when the stress of daily living intrudes. And usually, our spouse gets the worst of our speech and attitude. I'm sure we can all use a refresher lesson in kindness and humility. Especially when we’ve messed up.
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RELIGION WITHOUT BORDERS
In my book “Unequally Yoked: Staying Committed to Jesus and Your Unbelieving Spouse” I discuss the importance of creating a bridge of understanding between viewpoint differences. You can easily do this by asking your friend questions about what they believe and why they believe it.
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RIGHTEOUS LIVING
But like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves in all your conduct (be set apart from the world by your godly character and moral courage). 1 Peter 1:15 AMP
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Remembrance Day, Poppies, Eagles and Dad
RELIGION WITHOUT BORDERS
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Resources for the Unequally Yoked Marriage
UNEQUALLY YOKED RESOURCES Wading through heaps of good and bad marital advice on the internet to find the one particular article that you need is challenging. Finding resources pertaining specifically to the unequally yoked marriage is even more time consuming. To aid you in your search, I’m providing some links below to a few helpful websites. These resources are not exclusive to faith divergent marriages, but they do contain some excellent information in this area. Although our need for good resources is specific to faith differences in marriage, our search is compounded with other dilemmas too. First of all, our faith indifferent or antagonistic spouse may be cold to reading…
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ASKING GOD FIRST
The Bible is an incredible book full of mysteries and wisdom. Passages that might seem mundane at first reading can often provide hidden clues to problem-solving our everyday life. Often as I'm reading, certain passages seem to jump out at me. I believe the Lord highlights scriptures for us right when we need them. As we meditate on those illuminated scriptures, we discover those important hidden messages.
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