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16 and Counting…

The date was January 17, 2004. I was about as nervous as I had ever been. The skies were overcast and sprinkling rain. I even left my keys in my truck – which was stolen by my groomsmen and filled...

Lessons From A Golden Retriever

Let me introduce to you the newest member of our family. His name is Oaklee, and he is our new Golden Retriever. He has only been part of our family for a few days now, but in such a short...

A New Chapter

So much has happened with our family over the past couple of months. It is hard to keep up with it all at times. A new chapter has begun in the life of the Stephens family as we moved to...

Good Evaluation Questions for Christians and Churches

IWe have come to the end of another year. It seems like they just come and go at great speed, don’t they? I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas celebration with your family and friends.  As we come to...

Happy Thanksgiving 2018

This day has been set aside as a day to stop and give thanks for the many blessings that we have experienced in this life. I hope that you will take the opportunity to slow down and look around. As...

Merry Christmas

  Merry Christmas to you and yours from our family. “For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. For...

Book Review: Come Let Us Adore Him

Title: Come, Let Us Adore Him Author: Paul David Tripp Publisher: Crossway   Overview Come Let Us Adore Him is a devotional that has been written by Paul David Tripp that is intended to take readers on a journey of...