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Adopted for Life

nobody@vox.com(Ted) — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:09:23 -0400

This book comes highly recommended for anyone that has ever considered adoption or has been involved in the adoption process. But the book goes beyond promoting adoption. In the author's words: “In this book I want to call us all to consider ...

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Just Do Something

nobody@vox.com(Ted) — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:35:08 -0400

Recently I've been thinking about the issue of "finding God's will", and came across this book. It offers a refreshing perspective that counters the paralyzing notion of waiting for God to directly guide us in all of our major life decisions th...

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Parenting continued ...

nobody@vox.com(Ted) — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:55:43 -0400

(2nd post - taken from my notes from a parenting course we took in 2007 called "Growing Kids God's Way") The Parent Factor Unfortunately, many adults parent in response to their own unresolved childhood fears, conflicts and disappointments. A...

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Parenting

nobody@vox.com(Ted) — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:23:25 -0400

My son Benjamin recently turned 2yrs (Feb.23) and has since made it clear to us that he is now in a new stage of life - the "terrible twos". His will of defiance is constantly testing the patience of his parents. Although his vocabulary has incre...

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Sacrifice in Parenting

nobody@vox.com(Ted) — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:31:11 -0400

Here's a helpful nugget for parents taken from a recent Tim Keller sermon: When we are raising children, if we push them away and keep them at arm’s length in order to preserve our freedom and independence, they will grow up emotionally dependen...

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Choose Life

nobody@vox.com(Ted) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:49:56 -0400

I have a good friend, Peter, who recently took up the cause of defending the unborn in the Vancouver pro-life movement. He has been raising awareness about abortion in his community and has committed to approaching every church in the greater ...

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Following Through With Your Convictions

nobody@vox.com(Ted) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:33:04 -0400

Here's an inspiring story of someone following through with their convictions - Pastor Walter Hoye, a pro-life advocate chooses jail over a plea-bargain. The full article is below: For 19 days in March and April, Walter Hoye was locked in a c...

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Good Friday

nobody@vox.com(Ted) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:23:14 -0400

Good Friday marks the day when Jesus Christ was crucified, and is sometimes called Black Friday. It is the central event of the Christian faith - the one event that Jesus himself asked his followers to remember over all others. It is the day he ...

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Keller on 3 traits of a Spirit-filled life

nobody@vox.com(Ted) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:15:17 -0400

In one of his excellent sermon series on marriage, Tim Keller reviews three qualities of a Spirit-filled person who has accepted the gospel. I don’t want to forget them: able to receive criticism without being crushed able to give criticism ...

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Welcome Bethany

nobody@vox.com(Ted) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:29:24 -0400

It's been more than a week since Bethany was born (Mar. 20), and although I've been through this once before, the experience of becoming a father for the second time has not been diminished for me by the first. From the moment I heard her first c...

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