Author: Gene Slavit

Love and Marriage: Examples in Genesis – Adam and Eve

Post author By Gene Slavit
Post date March 3, 2018
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Examples We Will Study in This Series

The Book of Genesis sets a foundation to life, including love and marriage. As the Author of His Word, God gives us great examples of men and women who were married. The Bible clearly shows that marriage is for one man and one woman who both love God first. These couples made lots of mistakes, just like we do in our marriages. But they trusted God and He was able to help them overcome the evil and negatives facing them.

This series will show some of the positive benefits to marriage. It will also show how married couples believed to carry out God’s will in their lives, and how that has blessed mankind for centuries.

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Marriage & Family

When I Wake Up in the Morning

Post author By Gene Slavit
Post date March 3, 2018
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When I wake up in the morning
I see the beauty of your face,
When I wake up in the morning
I hear the kindness of your voice,
When I wake up in the morning
I feel the warmth of your soft touch.

And I’m thankful each new morning
For the goodness of His grace,
And I’m thankful each new morning
That in His Word I can rejoice,
And I’m thankful each new morning
That both God and you love me so much.

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Marriage & Family

Love and Marriage: God, Man, and Woman – A Threefold Cord

Post author By Gene Slavit
Post date February 28, 2018
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Have you ever tried to use a camera on a single pole? Oops! Most pictures you take will either be of the ground or the sky. How about using a two-legged stand? Not much better is it? There is a reason we use a tripod! It takes three to form a solid, complete base for anything.

Three is definitely the way to go in marriage. With God at the center, a man and woman can have all they need to live a full and enriching life together as husband and wife. These three—God, the husband, and the wife—form a complete arrangement for spiritual wholeness and loving support.

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Marriage & Family

A Wedding Poem

Here is a poem for all those wonderful couples who are getting married–and for all those faithful couples who live their marriage with God’s mercy and grace each day!

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Marriage & Family

Love and Marriage: Body and Soul

Post author By Gene Slavit
Post date February 18, 2018
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To better understand about marriage and how a man and woman can meld their lives together, let’s look at some of the basics from God’s Word. Understanding what our heavenly Father says about our body and soul is vital to appreciating how awesomely and wonderfully He has designed our lives.

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Holy Spirit

The Father Sent His Son so We Can Have Holy Spirit, Part 3

Post author By Gene Slavit
Post date February 9, 2018
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We have seen in Part 1 that the Father is our mighty God Who makes us His children. In Part 2, we saw that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the captain of our salvation. Now we will see that it was through the works of God’s Son that we have the gift of holy spirit. God is Spirit, and we can worship Him in spirit and in truth.

Holy Spirit

The Father Sent His Son so We Can Have Holy Spirit, Part 2

Post author By Gene Slavit
Post date February 8, 2018
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god son holy spirit 1 — My early years as an altar boy.

In Part 1, I told you about serving in my church and seeing the paintings of the Father, His Son, and the “Holy Ghost” above the altar. And we looked at what the scriptures say about the Father. The gospels, the Book of Acts, and the epistles written to the Church show that “the Father” is Almighty God, the Creator of the heavens and earth—Who loves us and wants to know us intimately as His children. Now we will look at what the Bible has to say about His Son, our lord and savior, Jesus Christ.

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Superbowl Scriptures

Superbowl Sunday is a big event in the United States. Although this is not what these scriptures are really talking about, here a few Bible verses that might be humorously used about football.

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Health & Healing

Blue Mountain Learning

The beautiful Blue Mountains in New South Wales

While camping with friends in Australia’s Blue Mountains west of Sydney, I was intrigued by the beautiful rock formations and miles of scenic forests. The many oil-bearing eucalyptus trees fill the local atmosphere with finely dispersed droplets of oil and combine with dust particles and water vapor to yield a rich blue color across the landscape.

During our first visit there, we went horseback riding in Gosford. On another occasion, we returned to the Blue Mountains for a weekend to get to know each other better, study the Bible, and enjoy the local sites. I learned a few life-and-death lessons there.

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Holy Spirit

The Father Sent His Son so We Can Have Holy Spirit, Part 1

Post author By Gene Slavit
Post date January 15, 2018
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The dome of Sacred Heart Church in Festus, Missouri.

Growing up in Festus, Missouri, I attended Sacred Heart Church. There, in the vaulted dome above me each week, I saw a mural with three main characters: an old man with a long white beard, a younger looking man, and a dove inside of a triangle.

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