I would like to conclude our three-part study of this transfiguration with one last observation. We've seen how the transfiguration on the mountaintop provided an encouraging preview and an important conference. But it also provides us with a different mountain, and this mountain is all-important to your life today. Let me explain. (4 Minutes/900 Words)
Read moreJesus' Transfiguration Initiated an Important Conference (Mark 9:4-13)
This meeting on the mountaintop was an encouraging preview, but it was also an important conference. Jesus met there with Moses and Elijah. It had been centuries since both men walked the earth. Supernaturally, however, they met with Jesus on his mountain. (6 Minutes/1400 Words)
Read morePay Attention to Your Listeners (Acts 14:8–10)
During their first ministry trip together, Paul and Barnabas arrived in a city named Lystra. As Paul addressed a small gathering, a man sat near him. Born without the ability to develop, he listened as Paul spoke. As Paul scanned the faces in the crowd, the Spirit locked him onto the man. (2 Minutes/500 Words)
Read moreThe Life of David: Hearing God’s Voice (1 Samuel 23)
Every human has had the experience of being misunderstood. In some instances, we feel the problem lies with our audience. Sometimes we think the problem lies with us, especially when it feels impossible to connect with our innermost thoughts and communicate them accurately. Throughout our lives, we find difficulty in understanding the thoughts, intentions, and desires of even those we love, those closest to us, let alone other mortals. Communication is difficult. (18 Minutes/4500 Words)
Read moreArchival Post: How to Teach Your Kids God's Word
The Holdridge Family Minivan is one of my favorite places on earth. As the odometer whirls, so do the conversations. Together, we traverse. Short trips. Long trips. Happy ones. Grumpy ones. And as we go, so do our words. Time to check-in. Time to laugh. Sometimes, time to teach.
Read moreVideo Message: How to Win Over Your Kids?
When your child calls you out for the hypocrisy in your life rather than defend yourself see it as a gift and grace from God.
Read moreHow to Teach Your Kids God's Word (Deuteronomy 6:7)
The Holdridge Family Minivan is one of my favorite places on earth. As the odometer whirls, so do the conversations. Together, we traverse. Short trips. Long trips. Happy ones. Grumpy ones. And as we go, so do our words. Time to check-in. Time to laugh. Sometimes, time to teach. (4 Minutes/1000 Words)
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