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A Brand New Year for Families: How Will You Be Changed?

The trappings of Christmas are falling away. Trees droop. Needles fall. It is time to pack up our ornaments and wrap up our garland and set our living rooms right for the year ahead. As we clear the clutter of this season away, what else must we clean as the new year begins? It is a time for us to look at our lives, examine our families and plan for beginning anew. Let’s think…

Sex is God’s Idea: Sexuality is Part of God’s Perfect Plan

Steven Koster 5/14/12

Sex is an important part of God's plan for marriage. God wants you to enjoy and celebrate your spouse sexually. This perspective on sexuality came as a surprise to a couple we were counseling as they entered their second marriage. They had both come to…

When is Divorce OK?

Steven Koster 5/3/12

Nobody enters marriage expecting to divorce. Divorce was not in God's initial plan either. When the Pharisees came to Jesus to try to get him to pick a side in the when-is-it-okay-to-divorce debate, Jesus redirects them back to the beginning. In Matthew 19, he quotes…

What it Means to Love One Another

Deb Koster 9/29/11

We can get so bent out of shape arguing about Biblical roles for husband and wife. If we find these teachings too confusing, how about just looking at how God said we should treat one another? The Bible uses the phrase “one another” often and…

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Devotions

MEMBERS OF ONE BODY

Steven Koster 4/3/13 Read Scripture Verse: Ephesians 4:17-25

Paul reminds the Christians in Ephesus that they are no longer who they were. They are new creatures, renewed in Christ! They used to find it acceptable to be selfish and greedy, but now they are different. They used to find it acceptable to tell…

HELP TO STAND

Deb Koster 4/2/13 Read Scripture Verse: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Returning from a week-long cycling trip, Steven badly wrenched his ankle on our own front steps while unpacking the car. What a welcome home! In a moment he went from feeling athletic to hobbled. How quickly things change! Yet he was well cared for as…

AVOIDING ADVANTAGE

Steven Koster 4/1/13 Read Scripture Verse: Leviticus 25:14-19

Buying a house or a car can be scary. The financial stakes are high, and we want to be sure the seller is not hiding something or shading the truth. In Leviticus 25, God is talking about business. Through Moses, God instructs his people on…

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