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The New Testament writers spend a fair amount of time discussing spiritual gifts. This was an important topic as he encouraged his fellow believers to use the gifts God had given to serve the body.
But zero time is spent contemplating how to discern spiritual gifts. No quiz or a test or website (for a [...]

Idlewild has designated 2009 as the ‘Year to Serve’. As a way to understand our role in serving, we need to understand the way God has gifted us to serve.
As I prayed about this “giftedness” and asked questions to those around me, it has become clear that many people do not know or understand [...]

On most nights while tucking my 9 y/o daughter in, we take a few minutes and dive into God’s word. This is usually followed by a short impromtu discussion on the verse(s) we’ve just read. She loves God’s word and so enjoys reading it. It is truly a joy to see & hear!
Recently we read [...]

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is [...]

As a follower of Christ, our ideas & goals, our decisions & directions should always be to centered around Christ. Shouldn’t they?
“Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness…” Matt 6:33
“Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith…” Heb 12:2
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to [...]

My daughter asked me for something the other night. It wasn’t a big thing, but I told her no. She persisted and asked again. Um, no again. She asked again a little later in a not-so-nice kind of way. The third time I was less than pleasant and told her to stop asking. She also [...]

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The election is over. Now what?
Are the issues that you thought were SO important yesterday at the voting booth still important to you today?
Sanctity of Life: I’ve already written about my belief that this is the single most important issue of the election. If it was an important issue for you too, then do something [...]

Yesterday was a great day at church. Our pastor started a new series on Rethinking Marriage. During his sermon he hit us with something he’s said before, but this time it stuck. It was good stuff, so I thought I’d share:
Three words and they all start with D. I’m not a big alliteration guy, but [...]

This is an incredible song from Fireproof The Movie. It is by John Waller. You can buy it here.
Enjoy!

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