Seek God's Will and Trust in His Unfailing Love and Promises!
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Above Rubies Daily Encouragement Blogs
Through the weekly and daily devotionals you can be constantly encouraged in your great role of parenting, the highest career in the nation. You can also stay updated on what's happening with the Above Rubies ministry.
I would rather be the daddy of a romping, roguish crew,
Of a bright-eyed chubby laddie and a little girl or two,
Than the monarch of a nation in his high and lofty seat,
Taking empty adoration from the subjects at his feet.
I would rather own their kisses as at night to me they run,
Than to be the king who misses all the simpler forms of fun,
When his dreary day is ending he is dismally alone,
But when the sun is descending there are joys for me to own.
He may ride to horns and drumming, I must walk a quiet street,
But when once they see me coming, then on joyous flying feet,
They come racing to me madly and I catch them with a swing,
And I say it proudly, gladly, that I’m happier than a king.
You may talk of lofty places, you may boast of pomp and power,
Men may turn their eager faces to the glory of an hour,
But give me the humble station with its joys that long survive,
For the daddies of the nation are the happiest men alive.
By Edar Allen Guest
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OUR HOUSE
By Edgar A. Guest
We play at our house and have all sorts of fun,
An’ there’s always a game when the supper is done;
An’ at our house there’s marks on the walls an’ the stairs,
An’ some terrible scratches on some of the chairs,
An’ ma says that our home is really a fright,
But pa and I say that our house is all right.
At our house we laugh an’ we sing and we shout,
An’ whirl all the chairs an’ the tables about,
An’ I rassle my pa an’ I get him down to,
An’ he’s all out of breath when the fighting’ is through,
An’ ma says that our house is surely a sight,
But pa an’ I say that our house is all right.
I’ve been to houses with pa where I had
To sit in a chair like a good little lad,
An’ there wasn’t a mark on the walls an’ the chairs,
An’ the stuff that we have couldn’t come up to theirs;
An’ pa said to ma that for all of their joy
He wouldn’t change places an’ give up his boy.
They never have races nor rassles nor fights,
Coz they have no children to play with at nights;
An’ their walls are all clean an’ their curtains hang straight,
An’ everything’s shiny an’ right up to date,
But pa says with all of its racket an’ fuss,
He’d rather by far live at our house with us!
Painting by Roger Wilkerson.
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On my way home from speaking at the Above Rubies Ladies’ Retreat in Olympia Washington. It was a wonderful weekend. It has become a tradition now that each Sunday night I stay with Molly and Erick Lilja in Seattle as I wait to catch the plane next morning. It’s always so wonderful to be with their wonderful family and enjoy family Bible reading with them at their evening meal. And another tradition. Each time they make their special curried salmon dish which is so delicious.
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"i believe there's only really one door that let's deception in and that is PRIDE. I believe behind all deception there is pride. Pride is what opens us up to deception."
~ Derek Prince
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“The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.”
~ Theodore Hesburgh
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"I profess and claim to be by the grace of God a sound (that is, a true and orthodox) Christian and while there is breath in my body I will speak forth and defend the law of it. I am ready to defend my convictions even unto death."
~ John Wycliffe (1330 - 1384) who translated the first complete translation of the Bible into English from the Latin Vulgate.
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Malachi 4:6: “And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers.” A father’s heart for his children is a very godly, noble, and honorable in God’s eyes. God has innately put into the hearts of fathers and mothers the instinct to love their children and to do what is best for them. To sacrifice, provide, nurture and sustain them (emotionally, physically, and spiritually) to the best of their ability.
Fathers, it is imperative to guard our hearts, so they will be alert and sensitive to the needs of our children. The end time Elijah revival is primarily about the “turning the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to the fathers (Malachi 4:6).
How sad that we live in an age of such disintegration of parental love toward children. Divorce creates great havoc in multitudes of Christian families, turning the hearts of the children away from one or even both parents. One of the greatest gifts parents can give to their children is a loving and secure marriage. This creates a stabilizing sense of security that every child deserves and enables the children to have their own hearts turned to their parents.
We can never underestimate the power of fatherhood in each family and in the nation as a whole.
Be encouraged. Colin Campbell
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...Wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority!
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Family is the first institution God ordained, before the church and before government.
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Acts 4:19, 20: "Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard."
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Men, what are you doing on a daily basis to keep your marriage? What are you doing to keep your wife close to your heart? What are you doing to make life more sweet and lovely for her? What are you doing to strengthen your marriage covenant? These matters are the priority of your life.
~ Colin Campbell
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Please add your name to one of the most important petitions this year!
Several of the blasphemies were created by notorious LGBT activists, including Sumi Anjuman.
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"If you have got any truth in you, for goodness’ sake, SAY IT! Don't hide truth behind closed doors or closed mouths!"
~ Colin Campbell
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"It's not legalism to eat three meals a day to feed the body. Why should it be legalism to feed your spirit and your children's spirit two times a day at Family Devotions?"
~ Colin Campbell
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How much time do you spend in prayer together as a family?
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