Lying:  What Parents Can Do

Lying: What Parents Can Do

My 6th grade teacher used to tell us, “The truth shall set you free!” I don’t know if it was the “shall” in the middle of that or what, but I always kinda turned my head sideways, and wondered what in the world she was talking about. Yes,...
More of Him, Less of Me

More of Him, Less of Me

He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less. John 3:30 Whenever I’ve heard this Bible verse, I’ve always taken it as…I need to think about myself and my needs less…I need to focus more on Jesus…notice all the...
Seek Ye first

Seek Ye first

How should Christians start their day? While reading this post by Arabah Joy, I realized that I’m not alone in struggling to maintain my relationship with God.  She wrote, “The older I get, the more I find that focusing on Christ takes...
The Lord’s Prayer, revisited

The Lord’s Prayer, revisited

Welcome to kennedyfamfive! It goes without saying that I’m not a theologian.  I’m just a Jesus follower who wants my prayer life to be life-changing, world changing. That said, today I’m looking at the model of all prayers from the model of all...