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Although my wife and I have our disagreements—for example, Diet Coke or Coke Zero; small, hard, crunchy pears or big, juicy, dripping pears; and our dishwasher stacking strategy—we both agree on and understand one thing: if we are to parent well, we must parent with eternity in mind. In this blog post, I'll explore a portion from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount to help us understand what it means to store up treasure in heaven, and by implication, parent with eternity in mind.

Truth be told, I don’t particularly like the activity of camping itself, but I absolutely love what it creates. The parts that I’ve grown to love and deeply value are the people I get to spend time with and the lessons I learn along the way. And to be fair, we had it quite easy considering all the delicious food was so graciously prepared for us. What a blessing! Reflecting on a recent camping weekend away with my children and church, here are seven things I think it did for

Every day in the wilderness the Israelites had experienced God's miraculous provision of food in the form of manna. In the morning everyone had gathered as much as they needed for that day - and there was always enough. No one went hungry. Today's guest article is a gentle but powerful reminder not to forget God’s faithfulness—and to tell the next generation what He has done.

Recently, my family and I faced a last-minute decision with a young guest we had taken to church. We had invited several others for lunch after the service and needed to get home quickly. Our plan was to drop off our ten-year-old guest on the way. However, his parents worked night shifts and were likely sleeping. What should we do? Today's blog post reflects on the unseen benefits of spontaneous hospitality.

You're speeding enthusiastically toward the future with a smile on your face, a spring in your step, and a song in your heart. Then you smash into an invisible wall. You and your dream job didn't make it. Ouch!

Over the last few years I've been challenged to think more about Lent and how to observe it, and for the last two years I've decided to have 15 minutes of quiet each day. This is in addition to my usual prayer times and patterns.

For the first time ever, Booth won Sports Day by a whopping lead of twenty points! The entire team was over the moon. As captain, I felt proud, and my heart was beating fast. Even though we won, all the other houses did an excellent job! Well done to them.

My journey from Hinduism to a living and personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ began in an immigrant neighborhood of Greater London, UK. My nominal Hindu parents took my siblings and me to the mandir (Hindu temple) every Sunday to perform murti puja (idol worship) and aarthi (offering of light ritual) to various deva and devis (gods and goddesses). I recall feeling a hint of unease and mild skepticism during this period.

In this blog post, I'm concerned with the first leg of the structure. Rebuilding authority to restore the sacred order involves offering a "compelling, beautiful, and true story about life. The rebuild starts with the imagination and often with artists."

I find it incredibly difficult taking any credit for becoming a follower of Christ. This has just not been my experience. The truth of the matter is I did everything in my power to avoid God—like the lost sheep.