February 7, 2012 by Pastor Duncan Forbes
Every one of us, if we're honest, could name at least one or two things we would change about the person we see in the mirror. For some of us, the mirror is the place where we are most critical. We see the things we are, and the things we are not. If you want to feel valuable, if you want to feel like you're worth something in this world, to feel loved, then you need to cover up some of those things you see in the mirror. You need to find a way to wear a mask so that people don't see the things you see when you look in the mirror. Unless . . . there's a better way. A way to live without the mask and see the reflection God sees.
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January 11, 2012 by Pastor Duncan Forbes
Parent Que for the "2012: Is This The End?" series. Points for discussion with your teen(s).
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September 16, 2011 by Pastor Duncan Forbes
Here is an overview of what we’re talking about. Listed below the summary is a “parent cue” to help you dialog with your child about the session. The question is intended not just to be asked by you, but to be responded to by BOTH of you. Use this opportunity to find out what God is teaching your child, and allow your child to see what God is teaching you as well.
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April 12, 2011 by Pastor Duncan Forbes
How did you learn about sex? Was it in a classroom? Was it from a friend? Was it from your mom or dad? A magazine? A movie?
When you found out about it, did you think you knew more than you actually did? It’s amazing how you can think you are such an expert on something with just the basic facts. That’s probably where your child is. He or she thinks they know all about this subject. Maybe it’s because you had some conversations with them. Maybe it’s because they had sex ed at school. Maybe it’s because they heard some things from a friend, or read something in a book or saw something in a movie.
They think they know what sex is, but there’s a lot more to sex than just the fundamental facts. And for many of us, that’s the part of the conversation that we never heard growing up, and we may not think to have with our kids. But we don’t have to look very far in our own lives or in the world around us to know it’s a reality.
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November 30, 2010 by Pastor Duncan Forbes
This Christmas, probably more than any other in recent years, we are hoping that life will get better. We are hoping that life will look differently next year, even if we’re not sure how. We realize that no one person or institution holds a solution, but we’re expecting something different, even if we’re not sure how that is going to work out. Words like hope, peace and love have a new meaning this year, don’t they? We’re waiting to have hope, peace and love in our lives, in our communities, in our world. Even if we’re not sure how it will all work out. And just like thousands of years ago, Jesus is the one who came to bring hope, peace and love to our lives then . . . and now. Jesus taught us how to find hope, bring peace and initiate love even when our circumstances are less than ideal.
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August 18, 2010 by Pastor Duncan Forbes
WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT:
Here is an overview of what we’re talking about. Listed below the summary is a “parent cue” to help you dialog with your child about the session. The question is intended not just to be asked by you, but to be responded to by BOTH of you. Use this opportunity to find out what God is teaching your child, and allow your child to see what God is teaching you as well.
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May 11, 2010 by Pastor Duncan Forbes
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March 10, 2010 by Pastor Duncan Forbes
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February 11, 2010 by Pastor Duncan Forbes
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