TFT: George MacDonald’s Christmas Stories

A book cover titled "The Christmas Stories of George MacDonald," illustrated by Linda Hill Griffith, featuring an image of a Victorian-era man sitting on a couch reading to three children with a decorated Christmas tree in the background.

Dear LEFC Parents, Today is the second Sunday of Advent. This year’s LEFC Family Advent Readings reflect upon Jesus’ breathtaking claim to be the Light of the World. This week’s reading is “The Light of Purity.” Christmas Caroling – Next Sunday Bring your family along for our LEFC Christmas Caroling event December 15th at 3pm! We will gather…

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TFT: Advent Means Coming

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Dear LEFC Parents, Today is the first Sunday of Advent. This year’s LEFC Family Advent Readings reflect upon Jesus’ amazing claim to be the Light of the World. This week’s reading is “The Light of Hope.” Christmas Caroling – Coming Soon Bring your family along for our LEFC Christmas Caroling event December 15th at 3pm! We…

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TFT: The Wild Man

Book cover of "The Wild Man: A Clear Path for Guiding Boys into Manhood" by Zeke Pipher. It features silhouettes of a boy and an adult man standing on a mountain peak against a sunset, with red and yellow tones dominating the background.

Dear LEFC Parents, Happy Thanksgiving! Here are some nourishing items to set the table for disciple-making in your family this week: Creating Meaningful Holiday Traditions with Your Kids This week on the “Practice Makes Parent” podcast from Focus on the Family, Dr. Danny Huerta and Rebecca St. James share tips for navigating the joys and stresses of the season,…

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TFT: Youth Sports – Healthy Families

Dear LEFC Parents, Here are some nourishing items to set the table for disciple-making in your family this week: Family Ministry Survey Have you taken our quick Family Ministry survey yet? We value serving our families well and want the chance to hear your input. Please take a minute to fill it out here so we can better…

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TFT: Single > Dating > Engaged > Married

Dear LEFC Parents, Here are some nourishing items to set the table for disciple-making in your family this week: Gospel Mom on the Family Discipleship Podcast The moms behind Risen Motherhood (last week’s TFT recommendation) have recently published a book called Gospel Mom: How to Make Biblical Decisions and Discover the Mom God Created You to Be and were interviewed…

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TFT: A Resource Just for Moms

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Dear LEFC Parents, Here are some nourishing items to set the table for disciple-making in your family this week: Advent is Quickly Approaching! The season of advent will be here soon, beginning on December 1st. Have you thought about what your family might do to celebrate this season? We encourage all families to spend special…

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TFT: Panic-less Parenting

The image shows a book cover with the title "Parenting Without Panic" by Rachel Gilson, subtitled "In an LGBT-Affirming World" and includes a tagline "Discipling Our Kids with Jesus' Truth and Love." The design features abstract geometric shapes with pastel colors.

Dear LEFC Parents, Here are some nourishing items to set the table for disciple-making in your family this week: Fall Retreat Recap Check out the Fall Retreat recap video created by Joe Quick to get a glimpse into the fun we had last weekend! 104 Sundays of The Family Table This is the 104th edition of The…

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TFT: I’m so proud of you!

A person holding a tablet with an e-book opened to the title page reading "Practicing Affirmation" by Sam Crabtree.

Dear LEFC Parents, Here are some savory items to set the table for disciple-making in your family this week: Praise God for our Fall Retreat! We had an exceedingly fun, faith-building weekend at our first ever Fall Retreat! Praise God that 10 of our LEFC families with children and several other couples and singles were able to attend. Be…

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TFT: Prepare your kids to disobey

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Dear LEFC Parents, Here are some tasty items to set the table for disciple-making in your family this week: Fall Retreat is in just 5 days! We’re 5 days away from Fall Retreat! Take the opportunity now to register for a weekend of faith-building, fellowship, and lots of fun with your LEFC Church Family! We strongly encourage all of…

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TFT: Read Aloud Bible Stories

Dear LEFC Parents, Here are some savory items to set the table for disciple-making in your family this week: This Afternoon – Families at Blessed to Be a Blessing Our own Joe Quick and his boys will be singing at the Blessed to Be a Blessing Generosity Fair this afternoon (2:00-3:30) in the parking lot of Gethsemane United Methodist Church.…

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TFT: What Do You Say?

Dear LEFC Parents, Here are some savory items to set the table for disciple-making in your family this week: It’s Sign-Up Sunday! Has your family registered yet for our Fall Retreat? Today is Sign-Up Sunday! Take the opportunity now to register for a weekend of faith-building, fellowship, and lots of fun with your LEFC Church Family!…

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TFT: God Is Like…

Dear LEFC Parents, Here are some key items to set the table for disciple-making in your family in the week ahead: Praying for Our Malawi Mission Team Our team is in Malawi! We are praying for the team in Africa this week to serving alongside our ReachGlobal Missionaries Fred and Cindy Cressman of Community Impact in Lilongwe, Malawi. All 3 of the…

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