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Is there a church in north Cincinnati area that teaches the Bible?

Our family is praying to find a church in or around Butler County Ohio that teaches the Bible without compromise - and IS NOT "seeker sensitive" or "Emergent". We are beginning to wonder if there is a Christian fellowship that hungers for God's Word and not entertainment. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Here's a FULL gosple church in Cincinnati:

From the Heart Church‎
715 Fleming Road, Cincinnati, OH 45231-3905
(513) 531-5433‎

Here's another one (not sure if it's close):

Full Gospel
2117 Eaton Road
Hamilton, OH 45013-9737
(513) 737-2401

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When Daddy Prays

One year, for Father's Day, my family gave me a book called, "When Daddy Prays," by Nikki Grimes and Tim Ladwig. One page titled, "Like Him," shows a boy dressed in daddy's hat, clothes and shoes, and looking in a mirror. In the mirror's reflection he sees his daddy dressed in those clothes. To quote some of the lines of the poem "I tip Daddy's hat back so I can see; His pants would puddle at my ankles; I shuffle down the hall; Daddy turns from the altar, smiles, and waves me over. I drop to my knees and kneel in his shadow. I already know what to say Our Father, whose heart is heaven." Did you catch that? "Our Father whose heart is heaven...?" Is your son right if he makes that slip of his tongue? "Our Father whose heart is heaven?"

Did you know that the fact that you are a father has not escaped God's attention? In fact, the whole reason you are a father is because God has chosen you to be one. In Genesis 18:19 God points this out about Abraham. " For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him."

1. "I Have Chosen Him"

The Hebrew word here that is translated "have chosen" also means in Hebrew, "know," and "acquainted with." There is a depth to the relationship God has with Abraham, and that Abraham has with God. James 2:23 tells us "he was called God's friend." That relationship was the core of his life. The result is that God's own plan for the ages is meshed together with Abraham's fathering.

The first poem in "When Daddy Prays" is "A Father's Prayer." "May my children see beyond my muscles to your strength May they feel your love in the hollow of my hand. May they hear your voice in the echo of my words."

How much do you include God? Do you give Him any consideration in your fathering? Is he just an afterthought not even that He is over there, almost separate from you? You acknowledge & touch on Him casually once in a while but really He doesn't have anything to do with your life?

When God says, "chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just," you don't have the option of saying, "No." God knows you, commands you, and has chosen you to be something very special.

In Malachi 2:15 God explains his reasoning behind marriage and parenting. "Has not the LORD made them one? In flesh and spirit they are his. And why one? BECAUSE HE WAS SEEKING GODLY OFFSPRING..."

Too often we are satisfied with the carnal view of successful parenting. We think we have been successful if our child grows up to be decent, hard working, and still likes to come home.

You must understand something. Your success doesn't actually have anything to do with how your children turn out. Sometimes godly parents have ungodly children and ungodly parents have godly children. Your success or failure is whether you do or don't do what He says He has chosen you to do: "...that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just." You are successful if you have directed your children and wife to keep the way of the Lord by your doing what is right and just.

Generally, in those circumstances, the children follow the Lord as a result, with some exceptions but that we have to leave up to God without really understanding it. You can trace God working through Godly family lines generation after generation. For instance, a pastor I know, John Greening, is the 8th generation of pastors in his family. That line of godly men began way back in the Revolutionary War days of the USA.

2. "That He Will Direct His Children and His household After Him"

God's command is to stand up and lead your family. Most men prefer for their wives to lead the family in the details and especially in the area of spiritual things. I thank God for something my wife did for me. One day when my kids were still very small, we were discussing the idea of having a "family devotions" time. I made a comment along the line of, "When are you going to start doing it?" She looked me in the eye and said, "That is your job." I was pretty clumsy starting out, praying with them, reading in a monotone to the kids from Bible story books, Christian story books, and classics. It became a precious time to us. Now years later, hundreds of books later, they look back on it as a very wonderful thing and I do too. My reading did get good, then very good, and really helped me with my delivery as a preacher. It helped me to become a leader in other areas. Especially, it helped my kids.

Dad, God commands you, "Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. (Ephesians 6:4).

Be a dad. Be a guide direct them - chart out the course so they can go even farther, extending your footsteps, and standing on your shoulders.

About the Author

I was born in Canada, grew up on the Amazon in Peru,went to high school in Iowa, College in Pennsylvania, served as a pastor in central Ontario, and in Indiana. Now I am a medical interpreter at the St. Vincent Pimary Care Clinic in Indianapolis, and the pastor of a Spanish Church at First Baptist Church in Carmel, Indiana. One of the hobbies I enjoy is writing, and knowing that people are reading what I have written online. It is my hope that my articles will be of a help to you, and especially that they will introduce you to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

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