Pastor Mark Massaro was part of the biggest class of new certified biblical counselors. He completed his certification in January 2016, but was part of the award ceremony at the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) annual conference this week in Indianapolis. Dr. Howard Eyrich, former NANC (now ACBC) director, was his mentor throughout the…
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Ten Questions to Ask Your Wife “Live with your wife in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life.” 1 Peter 3:7 Our men’s ministry has been talking about stepping up and having the courage to do the…
“The church is losing its young people because the parents never taught their children that it was important.” – Carl Trueman Summer vacations and spending time with your family are really important; so we do occasionally miss church services on a Sunday for special events. But is that the exception or is it normal to schedule all…
Make devotions a priority this summer! Pick up your On Track Devotion book in the Loft. We will be basing our Wednesday night discussions on our daily devotions so keep it up! 1 Kings – Starts July 1 The first half of this month, we’ll see the tremendous blessing for the nation of Israel resulting…
Making good decisions and making the right choices can be really difficult. It’s a challenge for people of all ages. Someone once said, “Life is not made by the dreams your dream, but by the choices you make.” How do you make the right kinds of friends? How do you stand for what’s right? How…
Good thoughts on how to encourage our kids to enjoy sports without being “that parent”! Here’s an article from a Youth Worker Journal I read. I’m Jack’s assistant coach for soccer this Spring and there are lots of good lessons for parents and coaches too! http://www.youthworker.com/youth-culture/stop-the-sports-parenting-madness/
Support LightSource students and leaders as we Go Without Food For 30 Hours on April 29-30, 2016. Click HERE to support our team. We don’t think it’s right that nearly 8,000 kids are dying every day because of hunger — so we’re doing something about it through World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine! How the 30…
Setting Spiritual Goals for your Family If we don’t set goals we will seldom achieve them. You have goals for your children, whether you list them or not. You want to see them learn to tie their own shoes, make a sandwich, clean up after themselves, pick out their own clothes, learn to drive, learn to…
Parents we know we are called to disciple our children. We feel guilty about not doing it well, so sometimes we never try. So how do we get started? “You shall therefore lay up these words of Mine in your heart and in your soul…You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are…
I came across this article from Family Life today and I thought it was worth sharing with you. The most important thing to teach your son is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. There are lots of things on this list that I’m not all that good…