What Makes Kids Stay in Church

Another "Is water wet?" type survey by World magazine confirms what the Bible has taught for millennia.

For millennials who grew up attending church, having a strong Christian faith and practice today is linked to the quality of their relationship with their parents.

That’s a conclusion from a new online survey of young adults between the ages of 18 and 38 who attended church as children or teenagers. The survey also found that frequent church attendance and homeschooling were linked to stronger Christian beliefs and behaviors as adults, including believing Jesus is divine and avoiding co-habitation.

Young adults who said their fathers explained “biblical principles” to them on a daily or weekly basis growing up were significantly more likely to say they lived by typical Christian behavior as adults by praying, volunteering, reading the Bible, and attending church frequently and avoiding pornography, marijuana use, abortion, and co-habitation.

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Something a Little Deeper for Christmas

Why the Jewish Messiah is the Most Important Individual in History by Eric Davis What Christmas commemorates is big for many reasons. With the incarnation comes the Savior. For those who repent, there is justification, adoption, redemption, reconciliation, regeneration, sanctification, and, one day, glorification. But if we back up a bit, with the incarnation, there is the arrival of the long-awaited Jewish Messiah. It’s difficult for a 21 st century audience to appreciate the century-long yearning which the Hebrews had for the Messiah’s arrival. But why? What is the significance of the Jewish Messiah? Read the Article HERE .

My Sheep

I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel. I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord GOD. (Eze 34:14-15 ESV) This has been our western view from our cottage this week in Scotland. The peak is Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the U.K.

Only When Things are Perfect?

Many times we think about having people from church into our homes for a meal or for a visit. Then we mentally take a quick tour of our home's present condition. The dining room table is covered with papers. There is a laundry basket full of clothes that need to be folded. The piano hasn't been dusted in a month of Sundays. And very quickly we decide that our desire to be hospitable is not as strong as our desire to pretend that we are perfect people with all our ducks in a row. This excellent article reminds us that hospitality is more important than our desire to appear perfect. Why Scruffy Hospitality Creates Space for Friendship Jack King After seven years of marriage, my wife and I have welcomed numerous friends into our home. Once we decide to host friends for an evening, we usually kick into get ready mode, a fast and furious sprint in the days and hours before our friends arrive. We divide and conquer the to-do list: select a menu, complete grocery

The Plodding Preacher

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