Allen Jones

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Til The End

We were blessed to celebrate our 17th wedding anniversary last Friday. Yearly milestones remind us how blessed we are & how far we’ve come. I am thankful to have a Christian spouse. Wedding anniversaries remind us of God’s plan for marriage, how we are to handle challenges & the importance of focusing on eternity together. …

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Missing Our Loved Ones

Not an hour fades from the clock that doesn’t find us thinking about, missing, or longing to be with our friends, neighbors, family members, or spouse that has already passed away. We know the void we have is a result of the deep love we shared. We are confident in the expectation of comfort Scripture …

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I’ll Be Happy When _______.

It seems as we reach a milestone we thought would totally satisfy us only brings more goals, more wants, and more needs. Wanting to have things we have worked for is totally fine. Desiring more and striving to enjoy an increased standard of living is okay. Understanding where our blessings come from is a must: …

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The 2 Day Work Week

We sometimes joke about “banker’s hours,” all the time off teachers have, and the easy day of “stay home moms.” Of course, we all know the stress bankers withstand, the mandates teachers must implement with little assistance from stakeholders, and the exhaustion full-time moms endure everyday! We are quick to take jabs at these very …

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Accept Jesus

Matthew 11:28-30 says Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light. …

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How was camp? (I can’t tell you)

I was fortunate to be part of the group who attended camp last week. Beneficial experiences like these are hard to explain, you just had to be there to understand. If you didn’t go, here’s what you missed… 1) Teamwork-I Corinthians 3:9 says For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are …

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Do You Hurt The One You Love?

Psychologists have longed studied the concept of people who care for one other have a tendency to hurt the one they love. Think of intense dialogue between spouses, the challenge of correcting a child and the way we have talked to one another at times. I struggle in these areas too. We only improve when …

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Lessons Learned From The Cemetery

Placing flowers on the graves of loved ones creates opportunity for reflection. Seeing the graves of my parents, grandparents, brother, and people I’ve known during my life reminds me… –Not to be consumed with this world: Colossians 3:1-2 says If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, …

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Marriage, God’s Plan Says:

One man & one woman-Matthew 19:4-6 says And He answered and said to them, Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, for this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become …

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Mothers

We are in a time where the lines of morality are blurred. The Bible is plain when it comes to who is to marry (1 man & 1 woman), how children are to be parented (by both parents), and how children are to respond to their parents (reflecting Godly parenting). We should be thankful for …

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