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http://beanscorner.org/blogs/blog2.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:20:30 +0000 marjie [Visitor] c524@http://beanscorner.org/blogs/ Ira, I really enjoy reading your posts. I don't think I can really express how much you help me, even though it is long distance. Everything rings true. I appreciate you all the more. Hugs to Sarah and the kids. Hope to see you soon, if we don't, "Have a Blessed, Merry Christmas!" (And I KNOW you will!) http://beanscorner.org/blogs/blog2.php/love-connection#c524 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 08:30:08 +0000 Sherrie [Visitor] c523@http://beanscorner.org/blogs/ Yes, this is a good testimony of how a Pastor ought to be as it says in I Timothy. I agree that family is his top priority. It does not well for your children and wife if they feel valued less than your "job" or ministry because they are not receiving your time. They may end up resenting and turning away from what you are trying to teach. We just left a church because the Pastor's family is in ruin with talk of divorce and he does not see it as a necessity to step away and take more time to work on it. His older children, grown and married, show little evidence of loving and walking with the Lord. Both the family and the church have suffered for it and Christ is not glorified. Your "picture" of your bonding time and family devotional time is an inspiration and a good example of how we can promote Christ's love in our homes. As our children experience our love they will be better able to comprehend God's love for them. When we have a close bond with our children they will also be more apt to appreciate and trust in the faith that we have in God and value what we value and want to seek out that faith for themselves. http://beanscorner.org/blogs/blog2.php/love-connection#c523 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:38:16 +0000 Eileen [Visitor] c522@http://beanscorner.org/blogs/ About your daughter dropping by for a quick hug and " I love you". I thought today's blog could have been about how God loves it when we do that to him. I consistently enjoy your posts and your good example. Thank you, Ira, for being the encouragement you are. Love, Eileen http://beanscorner.org/blogs/blog2.php/love-connection#c522