Grace 809

Dr. Josh Mulvihill shares the role of grandparents in passing on their faith according to the Bible. Hear his insights on making the most of the grandparenting journey and leaving a lasting legacy.

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The space between your ears occupies about six inches. It buzzes with nonstop activity—processing data, issuing commands, making selections, and determining the course of your life. It exists to filter facts and make decisions, and it was designed and built by God. One rule matters above all others: truth. Good decisions depend upon reliable information.

Where did we get the idea that every thought needs to be thought? We don’t do this with food. Just because you see chocolate doesn’t mean you have to eat chocolate. Common sense dictates that we practice discretionary eating. Thoughts do not deserve free rein, either. They do not warrant unlimited access. Just because you have a thought, you don’t have to think it. Practice picky thinking.

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Katy Faust explains how children intuitively know they need a mother and father.

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Truth is under attack—but it’s not lost. Truth Rising, a powerful new documentary from Focus on the Family and the Colson Center, reveals the cultural crisis and calls the church into action. Stand firm, engage boldly, and be part of the movement to reclaim truth.

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Katy Faust shares her story of starting a blog pushing back against progressive family policies and boldly continuing her work after a gay activist doxed her and her church community. Learn about the right of children to their biological parents and the statistical evidence supporting a biblical family structure. You’ll be equipped to join Katy in speaking up for the children. Plus hear about Focus on the Family’s powerful new documentary, Truth Rising, featuring more from Katy and her story.  

Truth is under attack—but it’s not lost. Truth Rising, a powerful new documentary from Focus on the Family and the Colson Center, reveals the cultural crisis and calls the church into action. Stand firm, engage boldly, and be part of the movement to reclaim truth.

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Paul invites us to “embrace the power of salvation’s full deliverance, like a helmet to protect your thoughts from lies” (Ephesians 6:17 TPT). It’s dangerous to go through life without the helmet of salvation. Yet, most people do exactly that. They wear no supernatural protection. And when they slip and stumble, they get hurt. Please don’t be among them.

How does one acquire this helmet? Simple: Ask for it. The gift of salvation is yours to receive. Turn your heart toward Jesus in prayer. Tell him you are a sinner in need of a Savior, and he will gladly and immediately receive you into his family. It really is that simple—and marvelous. And once he saves you, God enrolls you in his mental training course. Stinking thinking is a spiritual problem. It requires a spiritual solution, and God provides it!

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Pastor Scott Kedersha encourages listeners to pursue God’s design for covenant marriage. He’ll equip dating couples with practical advice, empowering you to build your relationship on a healthy foundation.

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Thoughts.  We cannot see them.  We cannot always predict them.  But we cannot deny this about them:  They define our lives.  Think well, live well.  Think poorly, live poorly.  It’s no wonder that God urges us to “be careful how you think” (Proverbs 4:23). God loves us too much to let us lead a life marked by poor thinking.  He made our brains.  He can retrain our brains.

I embrace and cherish a Christian worldview.  Namely, God made us, saves us, pastors us, and is coming back for us.  The promise of heaven thrills me, and the assurance of God’s love sustains me.

The secret sauce for thought management is a genuine faith in the God of the Bible. Invite Jesus to change you by changing your thoughts.

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Busy parents are so frantic and rushed today they are missing out on what’s most important — connecting with God and their kids. The Straubs offer practical help to families about slowing down, finding joy, living simply and even allowing yourself to experience some boredom. A good reminder about having more grace for each other and trusting God for the results.

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Dr. Josh Straub tells parents about the dangers of too much screen time for our kids

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Satan aims to derail our thinking with unruly and ungodly thoughts.  Hence Paul’s challenge from Romans 12:2:  “Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its own mold.” By the power of Jesus, you can avoid being conformed and, instead, be “transformed by the renewal of your mind.”

What a choice word!   The process of turning a caterpillar into a butterfly is called metamorphosis.  God promises you a metamorphosis…an even greater transformation.

Are you stuck in your head?  Are you ticked off at the world?  Are you on edge like DEFCON I?  There is hope!  The thoughts that have characterized your past need not characterize the rest of your life.  God will move you from worm to butterfly. He will transform you by the renewal of your mind.

Read more Tame Your Thoughts: Three Tools to Renew Your Mind and Transform Your Life

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