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TRANSCRIPT: Welcome to the ‘Five Minute Family’ brought to you by Clear View Retreat, a family retreat ministry enlightening God’s relationship principles to families in both the ‘norms’ and ‘storms’ of life. Join us as we explore various aspects of family life. Today, we would like to introduce our concept of the ‘Five Minute Family.’… Continue Reading
Do you find yourself in a funk right now? You’re in between Christmas and New Year’s. Maybe the kids are off of school, there is no real routine, motivation has drained away, and you are wondering if you made a difference in 2019. Are you contemplating what you can do better in 2020? Sometimes, life… Continue Reading
Thank you, all, for your kind words, prayers, and encouragement during our incremental move. What’s that, you ask? Well, let me explain. In our past moves, we knew the move is coming, so we spent a few months to a year or so preparing the house itself, paring down and packing up belongings, and enjoying… Continue Reading
This month we will explore fear in a Christian’s life and the life of their family. God admonishes us ‘do not fear.’ A popular Christian movie shared that God put 365 ‘Do not fears’ in His word. A quick search shows that there is debate about the accuracy of that statement, but the… Continue Reading
Thank you for your patience these last two weeks as we have been transitioning to living near Clear View Retreat full time. Jim has started a new job, and we ask for your prayers as we all adjust to a new schedule. Now, back to the biblical community blog… Oh, the… Continue Reading
When we moved to TN and were taking care of personal business around town, we had some interesting experiences. One stands out above the rest. While at the DMV, we were making small talk with the clerk, asking where she went to church and she asked the same. We said we were planning… Continue Reading
Imagine a typical Sunday morning scene… friends are walking into church hugging folks they haven’t seen (or thought of) all week. Kiddos are grabbing each others’ hands and running down the hall to go to Sunday School (freedom!). Adults stand in line to get a cup of coffee at the new church coffee… Continue Reading
Nancy thought she had it all together. She loved the life she had; she loved her job, went to church, was a good wife, and was ready for the next phase of life. One small problem, she struggled with self-doubts. Now, Fred was devoted to Nancy. She hung the moon in his eyes;… Continue Reading
And the two shall become one flesh; so they are no longer two, but one flesh. Mark 10:8 Last week we ended on the hint of thriving in marriage. What does that look like and how does a marriage truly thrive? Our society often turns to Google for answers, and there is a plethora of answers… Continue Reading
“Each one of you is to love his wife as himself, and the wife is to respect her husband.” (Ephesians 5:33) George and Betty have been married 28 years and have had a roller coaster marriage. Even though they did not get married under the best of circumstances, they felt compelled to stay… Continue Reading
The following are true stories… both are stories of love and hope but also of struggle and pain. (The names have been changed.) The “everything is fine” marriage: Susan and Bob were heavily involved their local church. In fact, he was the pastor. Their lives were on auto-pilot as they raised their family.… Continue Reading
