A redeemed child of God, happy husband, homeschooling dad of nine, and lifelong lover of good books.
Hi, Fellow Dads,
If you had just a few minutes to speak on national television, what would you say? What if you had only five words? Come with us as we meet several men whose biographies show that they had a clear, brief, put powerful message for which they are known. This episode includes book recommendations as well as tips for finding your life message.
Nathan
“Because, ‘Ye must be born again.’”—George Whitefield
“Jesus died for me.”—Charles Spurgeon
https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/around-you
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https://uppbeat.io/t/aaron-paul-low/pony-express
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So why haven’t I made it a habit to pick those journals back up and start writing? Probably because that would mean admitting that I had missed years of journal entries, and if I do later add something about those missing years, it will be out of order. I wish I could go back through our calendars, text messages, and photos to try to piece together something of a family history to fill in the blank spaces first, but when will I find the time? So I wait, sitting on the side of the road, feeling that the enormous burden of my perfect ideal is too heavy for me to budge, much less pick up and carry.
While we can’t guarantee and shouldn’t seek delight as our primary goal in education, it does often come as the result of presenting a bountiful, nourishing, and continual feast of living ideas. If we are careful to give our children a loving atmosphere, good habits, and worthwhile resources, God can use those blessings to feed their souls. And they will be much more likely to love learning.
I know that I do often enjoy being a mom. But I wish that joy was more open, unashamed, and expressive. I wish that I didn’t feel awkward talking about how full my heart is with nine children, fearful that it sounds hypocritical when I know I so often complain about how full my hands are. But really, “how rich I am, how truly, how wondrously blessed!”
Are you serious about taking the next step in your walk with God and looking for tools that will help you grow? It can be overwhelming to see all the options on Amazon or Christian book websites, especially when you know that so much that’s available today is just fluff.
Hungry? Get a snack. Thirsty? Grab a drink. Weary-souled? Just keep dragging on. Right?
What if there was something you could do to refresh your soul, even if you had no time for a massage, no money for a vacation, and no one to watch the kids?
Do the hymns you sing at church seem like just a formal routine that you get through at the beginning of each service while trying to manage little ones hanging on you and flipping through hymnals they can’t yet read? Do the lyrics pass under your glance and roll off your tongue without really doing anything for your soul?
Or do these great songs of the faith express the struggles and desires of your heart? Are they so much a part of you that you sing them at home as you go about your busy mom days?
Refresh Publishing stands for
Relationship with God and family first
Exhortation based on the truth of God’s word
Faith revealed by obedience to His leading
Reality in acknowledging the trials of daily life
Equipping God’s people with tools for spiritual growth
Sharing 10% of revenue with our church and other worthwhile causes
Honesty in our marketing and communications
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