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Treasures Entrusted: Homeschooling as a Journey of Faith and Purpose

Jonathan Franzone — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:35:28 +0000

It’s 10 A.M. Monday morning. I walk from my home office into the kitchen to grab my 3rd (or is it my 4th?) cup of coffee. I look into the living room and see my wife leading our children in “morning time,” which consists of singing about ancient history, Scripture memory, and Latin conjugations. I ...

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Husbands, Praise Your Wife!

Jonathan Franzone — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 09:33:00 +0000

A couple had been married for 50 years, and one day, the wife turned to her husband and said, “You know, we’ve been married for so long, but you never tell me that you love me. Why is that?” The husband looked at her and said, “Well, I told you I loved you on our ...

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2023 New Year’s Resolutions

Jonathan Franzone — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 20:48:04 +0000

Looking back on last year’s resolutions, I am tempted to simply link to that post and be done. My resolutions for this year are largely the same. The reason I enjoy making resolutions every year is that I don’t like the idea of staying the same. Christians are called to live a life of sanctification, ...

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Feed Fosters – Breakfast with Santa

Jonathan Franzone — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:29:57 +0000

For the week of October 17-22, 2022, my wife and I are excited to participate in a book drive and fundraiser to benefit local foster children! The goal is to give a book to each of the 1200 children expected to attend the upcoming Breakfast with Santa 🎅 event put on by Feed Fosters NW ...

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A Reading List for 2022

Jonathan Franzone — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000

In my post on New Year’s Resolutions this past Monday, I included a section on reading. A resolution is really unnecessary as I love to read, but I have it nonetheless. I would like to read more, and this gives me something to aim at. The following list represents the books that I’ve tentatively put ...

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2022 New Year’s Resolutions

Jonathan Franzone — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 18:12:51 +0000

It has been a couple of years since I posted any New Year’s Resolutions. Some Christians swear by them, and others decry them as unbiblical. I think they help frame the New Year with goals for improvement. That can’t be a bad thing, can it? Spiritual I can’t consider myself a “good Christian” without having ...

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VBS vs. The Local Church

Jonathan Franzone — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 21:04:52 +0000

I recently opened my front door to find a flyer from one of the local churches advertising their upcoming VBS (Vacation Bible School). I quickly dismissed the brochure and continued on my task of mowing the lawn. While I cut grass, I thought more about this practice of inviting the community to your church’s VBS ...

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How Your Family Can Be a Resurrection Family This Easter

Jonathan Franzone — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 19:14:57 +0000

As Christians, we should strive to be resurrection families. What, perchance, is a resurrection family? Resurrection families are families whose central and primary focus is living in light of the reality that Jesus has risen! We live in light of many other realities. For example, you may find yourself standing on the balcony of a ...

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Are You a Household of Righteousness?

Jonathan Franzone — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 01:00:43 +0000

The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous. Proverbs 3:33 (ESV) I was dwelling on this verse the other morning and was astounded that this verse applies to me, and to my household. Certainly, I wouldn’t classify my household as a house of the wicked. ...

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Jonathan Goes Skydiving

Jonathan Franzone — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 20:38:23 +0000

Once upon a time, I was young enough to think it was a good idea to jump out of a perfectly good airplane.

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