5 Truths to Loving Our Kids Well

Originally posted on trippatkinson.com Before my children were good swimmers, I remember the days of taking them to the pool and them spending more time standing on the side of the pool nervously looking at the deep water, than they would actually spend in the water. As much as people would try to coerce them […]

Day 7 - The Burial

READ: Luke 23:50-56 50 Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph. He was a member of the Jewish high council, 51 but he had not agreed with the decision and actions of the other religious leaders. He was from the town of Arimathea in Judea, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God […]

Christmas Devotion - December 22, 2017

“The people who walk in the darkness will see a great light; . . .” Isaiah 9:2-7 Were you ever afraid of the dark? Isn’t it funny to think about the lengths we’d goto as kids to avoid darkness? If I’m honest, I can still get a little spooked at times. Jesus brought light into […]

Christmas Devotion - December 20, 2017

PEACE AND LIGHT Luke 1:26-38 Like a movie, there are many scenes surrounding the story of Jesus’ birth, but the spotlight shines most brilliantly on a humble, whitewashed stucco home in Nazareth. Inside, a young lady named Mary busies herself at a loom. She is weaving fabrics for the new home she and her husband, […]

Christmas Devotion Day 1

SCRIPTURE: COLOSSIANS 3:16 “Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.” As we head into the heart of this Christmas season, let’s all take a few moments each […]

I’m Sorry, So Sorry

The most powerful words in the English language have to be “I’m Sorry.” I’m confident in that statement, only because I have lived on both sides of that aisle. I’ve been too self-centered to recognize my mistakes, or too proud to admit my mistakes, and occasionally too broken to not say those words. The latter […]

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