©Millie McNabb
In a roundtable discussion of America’s economic condition, one of the comments was something like, “The government has got to save us.”
The Bible has a different perspective of who will save us. “Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help {And} rely on horses, And trust in chariots because they are many And in horsemen because they are very strong, But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the LORD!” (Isaiah 31:1)
Are you intentionally teaching a Christian worldview to your children?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Salt Restricted
©Millie McNabb
We were talking about salt at my daughter’s natural health clinic. Part of the discussion centered around the benefits of sea salt. Another aspect of the discussion was the balance between water and salt.
Our physical bodies require a balance between water and salt. It is not unusual to hear of someone going on a salt-restricted diet. The balance could also be restored by increasing water.
In our spiritual lives, we are to be salt to the world around us. Jesus said, "You are the salt of the earth…” (Matthew 5:13a) Salt both preserves food and brings out the flavor. We are to preserve God’s values and share the freshness of His mercies in our culture.
Are we as Christians on a salt-restricted diet? Are Christian values having less of an impact in our culture?
The key to restoration is to increase water--living water. Jesus said, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." (John 4:10)
How are you teaching your children to be salt?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
We were talking about salt at my daughter’s natural health clinic. Part of the discussion centered around the benefits of sea salt. Another aspect of the discussion was the balance between water and salt.
Our physical bodies require a balance between water and salt. It is not unusual to hear of someone going on a salt-restricted diet. The balance could also be restored by increasing water.
In our spiritual lives, we are to be salt to the world around us. Jesus said, "You are the salt of the earth…” (Matthew 5:13a) Salt both preserves food and brings out the flavor. We are to preserve God’s values and share the freshness of His mercies in our culture.
Are we as Christians on a salt-restricted diet? Are Christian values having less of an impact in our culture?
The key to restoration is to increase water--living water. Jesus said, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." (John 4:10)
How are you teaching your children to be salt?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Christian Values in Economics: Shake ups
©Millie McNabb
When I was in elementary school, my sister had friends over for a slumber party at our house. My mother was awakened to the bathroom mirror banging on the wall, and wondered, “What are those girls up to now?” We were having an Idaho earthquake.
I don’t think of Idaho as being earthquake-prone, but I just read that it’s the sixth most likely state to have an earthquake. To my knowledge, there are no visible fault lines like those along California’s San Andreas fault. The earthquake I described above was one of the largest in recent US history, yet only 28 people died as it was in a rural area.
There are some similarities between earthquakes and the economy. Sometimes the risk of an investment is obvious, like the San Andreas fault. There is constant shifting that reveals the risk. If we choose high risk, it means the opportunity both for spectacular gain and for spectacular loss. Although there may not be a specific word in Scripture about an investment, we are to be wise. “The wise are cautious and avoid danger; fools plunge ahead with great confidence.” (Proverbs 14:16)
The earthquakes in Idaho are few and far between, but they tend to be significant when they happen. This is similar to the economic situation where we become complacent, not being as careful as we might be. Our country has enjoyed prosperity which has allowed us to recover more easily from financial mistakes.
"But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the LORD your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and laws.”
Deuteronomy 8:11
Earthquakes are quite localized, although they may be felt at some distance. Economic downturns can also be quite localized, although the media gives them a flavor of being widespread. Currently, for example, 60% of the home foreclosures are in 5 states. If you are in one of those five states, or if it’s your house, it has significant impact. The temptation is to take in fear whether the danger is real or not. “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” II Timothy 1:7
Our children pick up on our perspective by how we act in the face of the current shaking of the economy. Are we passing on fear or Christian values to our children?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
When I was in elementary school, my sister had friends over for a slumber party at our house. My mother was awakened to the bathroom mirror banging on the wall, and wondered, “What are those girls up to now?” We were having an Idaho earthquake.
I don’t think of Idaho as being earthquake-prone, but I just read that it’s the sixth most likely state to have an earthquake. To my knowledge, there are no visible fault lines like those along California’s San Andreas fault. The earthquake I described above was one of the largest in recent US history, yet only 28 people died as it was in a rural area.
There are some similarities between earthquakes and the economy. Sometimes the risk of an investment is obvious, like the San Andreas fault. There is constant shifting that reveals the risk. If we choose high risk, it means the opportunity both for spectacular gain and for spectacular loss. Although there may not be a specific word in Scripture about an investment, we are to be wise. “The wise are cautious and avoid danger; fools plunge ahead with great confidence.” (Proverbs 14:16)
The earthquakes in Idaho are few and far between, but they tend to be significant when they happen. This is similar to the economic situation where we become complacent, not being as careful as we might be. Our country has enjoyed prosperity which has allowed us to recover more easily from financial mistakes.
"But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the LORD your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and laws.”
Deuteronomy 8:11
Earthquakes are quite localized, although they may be felt at some distance. Economic downturns can also be quite localized, although the media gives them a flavor of being widespread. Currently, for example, 60% of the home foreclosures are in 5 states. If you are in one of those five states, or if it’s your house, it has significant impact. The temptation is to take in fear whether the danger is real or not. “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” II Timothy 1:7
Our children pick up on our perspective by how we act in the face of the current shaking of the economy. Are we passing on fear or Christian values to our children?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Friday, April 17, 2009
In an Instant
©Millie McNabb
A couple of days ago a friend forwarded an email with the subject “Britain’s Got Talent.” It was a clip of an unlikely looking woman who was met with scorn by an audience. That audience was turned in an instant into an adoring crowd when they heard her voice. Last night on Larry King Live he was interviewing Susan Boyle who has gone from obscurity to worldwide acclaim in—get this—FIVE DAYS.
Paul tells of a change that will happen to us even faster. “Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.”
(I Corinthians 15:51-52)
Are you ready for change?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at http://www.christianvalueslegacy.com./
A couple of days ago a friend forwarded an email with the subject “Britain’s Got Talent.” It was a clip of an unlikely looking woman who was met with scorn by an audience. That audience was turned in an instant into an adoring crowd when they heard her voice. Last night on Larry King Live he was interviewing Susan Boyle who has gone from obscurity to worldwide acclaim in—get this—FIVE DAYS.
Paul tells of a change that will happen to us even faster. “Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.”
(I Corinthians 15:51-52)
Are you ready for change?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at http://www.christianvalueslegacy.com./
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Christian Values in Economics: Cycles
©Millie McNabb
Over the course of ten days, we’ve had snow storms and now warming expected to go into the seventies. That is springtime in Idaho—a transition from winter to summer. We are affected by larger climatic cycles, such as El Nino which shift weather patterns over the course of years. “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven….” (Ecclesiastes 3:1)
There are also cycles in other facets of life. Jesus asked the religious leaders, “Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot {discern} the signs of the times?” (Matthew 16:3b) A Christian value that you want to teach your children is discernment.
Someone has described luck as preparation meeting opportunity. Discerning the cycles of life, lets you see the opportunity. Shakespeare described this in his play, Julius Caesar.
“There is a tide in the affairs of men.
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat,
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures.”
There are people who have invested much time in identifying cycles. As humans, their predications have not always been accurate. (Biblical prophets are 100% correct.) Nonetheless, they provide valuable insights about what to look for in our times. Harry S. Dent, Jr. has done extensive studies of demographic cycles and their correlation to economic cycles. His website is www.hsdent.com. Strauss and Howe have traced and predicted the patterns of America in their book Generations.
We are affected by cycles that are longer than our lifetime. The sequence of a 200-year cycle of civilizations was conceptualized by Dr. Alexander Tytler, a Scot professor, in the mid-1700’s:
"From bondage to spiritual faith;
from spiritual faith to great courage;
from courage to liberty;
from liberty to abundance;
from abundance to selfishness;
from selfishness to apathy;
from apathy to dependence;
from dependency back again into bondage."
You would not live long enough to see that complete cycle. The Christian worldview is long term. In Genesis 15 God makes a promise to Abraham that won’t be fulfilled for four hundred years. That inheritance came to his offspring because of Abraham’s faithfulness to God, who is always faithful.
What Christian heritage did you receive from your parents? What legacy are you passing on to the generations that come after you?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Over the course of ten days, we’ve had snow storms and now warming expected to go into the seventies. That is springtime in Idaho—a transition from winter to summer. We are affected by larger climatic cycles, such as El Nino which shift weather patterns over the course of years. “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven….” (Ecclesiastes 3:1)
There are also cycles in other facets of life. Jesus asked the religious leaders, “Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot {discern} the signs of the times?” (Matthew 16:3b) A Christian value that you want to teach your children is discernment.
Someone has described luck as preparation meeting opportunity. Discerning the cycles of life, lets you see the opportunity. Shakespeare described this in his play, Julius Caesar.
“There is a tide in the affairs of men.
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat,
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures.”
There are people who have invested much time in identifying cycles. As humans, their predications have not always been accurate. (Biblical prophets are 100% correct.) Nonetheless, they provide valuable insights about what to look for in our times. Harry S. Dent, Jr. has done extensive studies of demographic cycles and their correlation to economic cycles. His website is www.hsdent.com. Strauss and Howe have traced and predicted the patterns of America in their book Generations.
We are affected by cycles that are longer than our lifetime. The sequence of a 200-year cycle of civilizations was conceptualized by Dr. Alexander Tytler, a Scot professor, in the mid-1700’s:
"From bondage to spiritual faith;
from spiritual faith to great courage;
from courage to liberty;
from liberty to abundance;
from abundance to selfishness;
from selfishness to apathy;
from apathy to dependence;
from dependency back again into bondage."
You would not live long enough to see that complete cycle. The Christian worldview is long term. In Genesis 15 God makes a promise to Abraham that won’t be fulfilled for four hundred years. That inheritance came to his offspring because of Abraham’s faithfulness to God, who is always faithful.
What Christian heritage did you receive from your parents? What legacy are you passing on to the generations that come after you?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
The Lord Is Risen!
©Millie McNabb
The Lord is risen!
“But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing; and as {the women} were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, {the men} said to them, ‘Why do you seek the living One among the dead? He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee, saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’ And they remembered His words, and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.” Luke 24:1-9.
The Lord is risen indeed.
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
The Lord is risen!
“But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing; and as {the women} were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, {the men} said to them, ‘Why do you seek the living One among the dead? He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee, saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’ And they remembered His words, and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.” Luke 24:1-9.
The Lord is risen indeed.
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Choose Life
©Millie McNabb
I saw an ad on TV with different celebrities promoting “saving children” somewhere. The thought crossed my mind that these same people would probably support the right of a woman to choose, over the right of an unborn child to live.
When we lived in Maryland, I was in the pediatrician’s waiting room. The news channel was reporting a mother-drowns-preschoolers kind of story. The receptionist and the woman at the counter exchanged “Isn’t it awful” comments. The next news story was people with signs protesting and marching around an abortion clinic. Again there was an exchange at the counter, but this time it was disgust at the protesters. “Why don’t they leave them alone? Don’t they know women have a right to choose?”
I intentionally talked to the receptionist about the conversations I had overheard, and the apparent discontinuity in her thinking. I asked her the question, “At what point does a child’s life become important enough that you think the mother should no longer choose?” I think a bumper sticker I saw reflects when: Pro-choice before conception; Pro-life after.
We make choices all the time. God wants us to make choices that honor Him and give us life. "So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants, by loving the LORD your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days….” (Deuteronomy 30:19b-20a)
We make poor choices as well as good ones. The Good News is that God offers forgiveness through His Son, Jesus Christ. We need to know and we need to teach our children, that whatever poor choices we’ve made, we can always humbly come back to God. He’ll be happy we chose life--again.
How have you taught your children about God’s love and forgiveness?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at http://www.christianvalueslegacy.com./
I saw an ad on TV with different celebrities promoting “saving children” somewhere. The thought crossed my mind that these same people would probably support the right of a woman to choose, over the right of an unborn child to live.
When we lived in Maryland, I was in the pediatrician’s waiting room. The news channel was reporting a mother-drowns-preschoolers kind of story. The receptionist and the woman at the counter exchanged “Isn’t it awful” comments. The next news story was people with signs protesting and marching around an abortion clinic. Again there was an exchange at the counter, but this time it was disgust at the protesters. “Why don’t they leave them alone? Don’t they know women have a right to choose?”
I intentionally talked to the receptionist about the conversations I had overheard, and the apparent discontinuity in her thinking. I asked her the question, “At what point does a child’s life become important enough that you think the mother should no longer choose?” I think a bumper sticker I saw reflects when: Pro-choice before conception; Pro-life after.
We make choices all the time. God wants us to make choices that honor Him and give us life. "So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants, by loving the LORD your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days….” (Deuteronomy 30:19b-20a)
We make poor choices as well as good ones. The Good News is that God offers forgiveness through His Son, Jesus Christ. We need to know and we need to teach our children, that whatever poor choices we’ve made, we can always humbly come back to God. He’ll be happy we chose life--again.
How have you taught your children about God’s love and forgiveness?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at http://www.christianvalueslegacy.com./
Monday, February 16, 2009
Search Out the Matter
©Millie McNabb
At the health conference I attended recently, there were a number of minerals about which the speaker said, “This mineral is essential for health because it affects such and such. We don’t know how it works, but we know we need it.”
Man has been seeking to understand the human body for centuries and still there are aspects that defy explanation. Scientists seek the Unified Field Theory that will explain everything, but it remains an open topic of research. Proverbs 25:2 says, “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.”
One of the skills to teach our children, whether home-, private-, or public-schooled, is how to search out a matter. At an early age each of our girls learned to use the library. It was a treasure hunt to find your topic in the electronic card file, identify the area of the library where those resources were, and then go get the specific books.
Have you had any adventures searching out a matter?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
At the health conference I attended recently, there were a number of minerals about which the speaker said, “This mineral is essential for health because it affects such and such. We don’t know how it works, but we know we need it.”
Man has been seeking to understand the human body for centuries and still there are aspects that defy explanation. Scientists seek the Unified Field Theory that will explain everything, but it remains an open topic of research. Proverbs 25:2 says, “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.”
One of the skills to teach our children, whether home-, private-, or public-schooled, is how to search out a matter. At an early age each of our girls learned to use the library. It was a treasure hunt to find your topic in the electronic card file, identify the area of the library where those resources were, and then go get the specific books.
Have you had any adventures searching out a matter?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Silhouettes
©Millie McNabb
Today was Lincoln’s birthday. I was remembering the February classroom decorations when I was in elementary school. There were silhouettes of Lincoln and Washington cut out of black construction paper on one bulletin board. Around most of the room were Valentine envelopes that we each made out of butcher paper.
I was fascinated by the silhouettes. I was even more intrigued when my brother came home with a silhouette cutout of himself. The teacher for the older grades had had each student sit while a bright light cast a shadow that another student outlined. Now there’s a fun homeschool art project.
Silhouettes are only the outline. So while they’re recognizable, they don’t give much detail. It’s like Paul described our relationship with Christ in I Corinthians 13:12, “For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known.”
Do you know what you don’t know?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Today was Lincoln’s birthday. I was remembering the February classroom decorations when I was in elementary school. There were silhouettes of Lincoln and Washington cut out of black construction paper on one bulletin board. Around most of the room were Valentine envelopes that we each made out of butcher paper.
I was fascinated by the silhouettes. I was even more intrigued when my brother came home with a silhouette cutout of himself. The teacher for the older grades had had each student sit while a bright light cast a shadow that another student outlined. Now there’s a fun homeschool art project.
Silhouettes are only the outline. So while they’re recognizable, they don’t give much detail. It’s like Paul described our relationship with Christ in I Corinthians 13:12, “For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known.”
Do you know what you don’t know?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
It Could Be Life or Death
©Millie McNabb
What a difference a few letters make! There is an instance in Judges 12:6 where the difference in how a man pronounced “Shibboleth” versus “Sibboleth” was a matter of life or death.
Most language mistakes don’t have a consequence that is that significant. We chuckle over the pronunciation of our city name by people out of the area. We see spelling errors on signs almost daily, but are still able to understand the meaning.
One of my daughters who started in public school was getting A’s in reading. When we started homeschooling, I discovered that she could not read. She was first-letter decoding. For example, if she saw a word that started with a “w” she’d fill in window, or whale, or wheel—any word that started with a “w.” At school, she was reading aloud in groups, so she knew the context, and used the correct words.
I was chagrined that I was oblivious to the situation, and grateful that God brought it to my attention and gave me an opportunity to correct it. Being oblivious to what our children are learning may seem insignificant; more likely, it could be a matter of life and death.
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
What a difference a few letters make! There is an instance in Judges 12:6 where the difference in how a man pronounced “Shibboleth” versus “Sibboleth” was a matter of life or death.
Most language mistakes don’t have a consequence that is that significant. We chuckle over the pronunciation of our city name by people out of the area. We see spelling errors on signs almost daily, but are still able to understand the meaning.
One of my daughters who started in public school was getting A’s in reading. When we started homeschooling, I discovered that she could not read. She was first-letter decoding. For example, if she saw a word that started with a “w” she’d fill in window, or whale, or wheel—any word that started with a “w.” At school, she was reading aloud in groups, so she knew the context, and used the correct words.
I was chagrined that I was oblivious to the situation, and grateful that God brought it to my attention and gave me an opportunity to correct it. Being oblivious to what our children are learning may seem insignificant; more likely, it could be a matter of life and death.
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Unclaimed property
©Millie McNabb
I got a call the other day from a man in the town where I grew up. He had seen a notice in the paper for unclaimed property for my deceased aunt. Several years ago, he had recovered $800 when he followed up on a notice that included his name. Now he makes it a practice to help people recover property that may belong to them.
In my aunt’s case, he made several inquiries before discovering that she had attended the Methodist church. Someone there thought she might be a relative of my father. The man making the search knew that my father was no longer living, but vaguely recalled that one of his daughters had married a McNabb from Pocatello. Undaunted, he started calling McNabb’s and found me.
He gave me the information. I called my sister to get the aunt’s daughter’s contact information. Then I called the cousin to let her know about the unclaimed property.
Presumably, she’s filed the claim for the property.
Sharing our faith in Jesus Christ with someone, often takes persistence, as well. We recognize the benefit to us, and make it a practice to share that good news with others. God gives us “notice” of someone who has not claimed His free gift of eternal life, and we make every effort to let them know about the unclaimed gift. (Romans 6:23b, “…but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”) Then they have to personally file the claim to accept the free gift.
Do you have any stories of persisting to share God’s free gift with others?
God bless…
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
I got a call the other day from a man in the town where I grew up. He had seen a notice in the paper for unclaimed property for my deceased aunt. Several years ago, he had recovered $800 when he followed up on a notice that included his name. Now he makes it a practice to help people recover property that may belong to them.
In my aunt’s case, he made several inquiries before discovering that she had attended the Methodist church. Someone there thought she might be a relative of my father. The man making the search knew that my father was no longer living, but vaguely recalled that one of his daughters had married a McNabb from Pocatello. Undaunted, he started calling McNabb’s and found me.
He gave me the information. I called my sister to get the aunt’s daughter’s contact information. Then I called the cousin to let her know about the unclaimed property.
Presumably, she’s filed the claim for the property.
Sharing our faith in Jesus Christ with someone, often takes persistence, as well. We recognize the benefit to us, and make it a practice to share that good news with others. God gives us “notice” of someone who has not claimed His free gift of eternal life, and we make every effort to let them know about the unclaimed gift. (Romans 6:23b, “…but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”) Then they have to personally file the claim to accept the free gift.
Do you have any stories of persisting to share God’s free gift with others?
God bless…
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Is your ox in the ditch?
©Millie McNabb
Yesterday on the way to church we saw the power company out working. It is unusual for public utilities work to be done on Sunday, or the weekend, unless it is an emergency.
One of the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20:8 is “Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy.” I remember as a child when Albertsons made the decision to open on Sunday, and the church members were encouraged to boycott the store.
When we lived in the Seattle area, I read a comment about how “heathen” the northwest was, and wasn’t sure what the author was referring to. Soon thereafter, we moved to Maryland, and I was surprised when the realtor was excited that the mall was going to be open on Sundays. I was also surprised that the grocery stores weren’t open 24 hours a day. I guess I’d been with the heathens too long to know.
When Jesus encountered the Pharisees and their rules about the Sabbath, He asked them who wouldn’t rescue their ox if it fell in the ditch on the Sabbath (Luke 14:5.) We need to set aside a day of rest, yet not take that rest on as a burden. I once heard a preacher comment on the passage, “If your ox is in the ditch every Sunday, you need to either sell the ox or fill in the ditch.”
Our family used that phrase, “Is your ox in the ditch?” as a reminder to live an orderly life, taking time for a sabbath rest, rather than planning to do work that could be done during the six days of labor.
Have you had times when your ox was in the ditch every Sunday?
God bless…
Millie McNabb, B.A., B.Mus.
Strategies and support for parents who are intentionally raising children to become Christian adults. www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com
Yesterday on the way to church we saw the power company out working. It is unusual for public utilities work to be done on Sunday, or the weekend, unless it is an emergency.
One of the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20:8 is “Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy.” I remember as a child when Albertsons made the decision to open on Sunday, and the church members were encouraged to boycott the store.
When we lived in the Seattle area, I read a comment about how “heathen” the northwest was, and wasn’t sure what the author was referring to. Soon thereafter, we moved to Maryland, and I was surprised when the realtor was excited that the mall was going to be open on Sundays. I was also surprised that the grocery stores weren’t open 24 hours a day. I guess I’d been with the heathens too long to know.
When Jesus encountered the Pharisees and their rules about the Sabbath, He asked them who wouldn’t rescue their ox if it fell in the ditch on the Sabbath (Luke 14:5.) We need to set aside a day of rest, yet not take that rest on as a burden. I once heard a preacher comment on the passage, “If your ox is in the ditch every Sunday, you need to either sell the ox or fill in the ditch.”
Our family used that phrase, “Is your ox in the ditch?” as a reminder to live an orderly life, taking time for a sabbath rest, rather than planning to do work that could be done during the six days of labor.
Have you had times when your ox was in the ditch every Sunday?
God bless…
Millie McNabb, B.A., B.Mus.
Strategies and support for parents who are intentionally raising children to become Christian adults. www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Run to Win
©Millie McNabb
Before I was born my father was the county agent and was responsible for starting a thriving 4-H program in our area. My siblings and I were immersed in 4-H projects, learning many good habits and leadership skills as we completed the requirements of each project.
I found 4-H to be a good addition to our homeschool. The range of topics and quality of instruction books made for practical and challenging lessons. It also provided a reward—a ribbon and cash prize based on the quality of the work.
However, after the first couple of years, the system changed. Everyone got a purple participation ribbon, no matter the quality or even completion of the project. My girls declared that to be stupid and refused to participate. We continued to participate in the fairs, but competed in open class.
We each compete in life. I Corinthians 9:24 poses the challenge: “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but {only} one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.”
Have you had to change from “just participating” to “running to win” in race of life?
God bless…
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Before I was born my father was the county agent and was responsible for starting a thriving 4-H program in our area. My siblings and I were immersed in 4-H projects, learning many good habits and leadership skills as we completed the requirements of each project.
I found 4-H to be a good addition to our homeschool. The range of topics and quality of instruction books made for practical and challenging lessons. It also provided a reward—a ribbon and cash prize based on the quality of the work.
However, after the first couple of years, the system changed. Everyone got a purple participation ribbon, no matter the quality or even completion of the project. My girls declared that to be stupid and refused to participate. We continued to participate in the fairs, but competed in open class.
We each compete in life. I Corinthians 9:24 poses the challenge: “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but {only} one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.”
Have you had to change from “just participating” to “running to win” in race of life?
God bless…
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Call while He is near
©Millie McNabb
I recently read an article about people being buried with their cell phones. This is apparently now the second most requested item to be included in the casket. Some families continue to pay the monthly fee to keep the phone active. Presumably, it provides some form of comfort to call the deceased, even after the battery has run down, and the message box is full.
There were other interesting dimensions to the cell phone in the memorial service: 1) Friends would call during the service and the personalized ringtones could be heard; 2) At the end of the service, the ring tone would sound, reminiscent of “taps” being played; and 3) The phone has an important place because it represents the person, and is part of their legacy.
God presented a more realistic call to make in Isaiah 55:6. “Seek the LORD while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near.” When we make that call, God is part of our legacy.
What is worthwhile to impart to the next generation as your legacy?
God bless…
Millie McNabb, B.A., B.Mus.
Strategies and support for parents who are intentionally raising children to become Christian adults. www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com
I recently read an article about people being buried with their cell phones. This is apparently now the second most requested item to be included in the casket. Some families continue to pay the monthly fee to keep the phone active. Presumably, it provides some form of comfort to call the deceased, even after the battery has run down, and the message box is full.
There were other interesting dimensions to the cell phone in the memorial service: 1) Friends would call during the service and the personalized ringtones could be heard; 2) At the end of the service, the ring tone would sound, reminiscent of “taps” being played; and 3) The phone has an important place because it represents the person, and is part of their legacy.
God presented a more realistic call to make in Isaiah 55:6. “Seek the LORD while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near.” When we make that call, God is part of our legacy.
What is worthwhile to impart to the next generation as your legacy?
God bless…
Millie McNabb, B.A., B.Mus.
Strategies and support for parents who are intentionally raising children to become Christian adults. www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Shortcuts or Right Road?
They’re re-doing the parking lot at one of the malls. It’s one of those lots where the “road” is around the outer edge, so everyone cuts across the parking spaces. The new design has landscaped dividers, which will force the traffic back on the road. It will be interesting to see the response of the patrons when the work is done. Will the added beauty offset the annoyance of having to drive a longer distance?
We don’t always appreciate the boundaries others set for us. We want the shortcuts. We want our own way, even with God. Ezekial 33:17 says, "Yet your fellow citizens say, 'The way of the Lord is not right,' when it is their own way that is not right.” Staying on the road with a Biblical standard may seem like the long way around, and we will meet with resistance from our fellow citizens, but it is the right road.
Have you encountered fellow citizens who say, “The way of the Lord is not right”?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
We don’t always appreciate the boundaries others set for us. We want the shortcuts. We want our own way, even with God. Ezekial 33:17 says, "Yet your fellow citizens say, 'The way of the Lord is not right,' when it is their own way that is not right.” Staying on the road with a Biblical standard may seem like the long way around, and we will meet with resistance from our fellow citizens, but it is the right road.
Have you encountered fellow citizens who say, “The way of the Lord is not right”?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
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