by afladmin | Jan 5, 2017 | AFL Publications
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John...
by afladmin | Dec 29, 2016 | AFL Publications
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them, The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance...
by afladmin | Dec 22, 2016 | q&a
I am helping my dad with end-of-life planning—getting his will updated, planning his funeral. I keep seeing references to advanced directives. What are they and does Dad need one? AFL discourages using Advanced Directives, which are documents that try to communicate...
by afladmin | Dec 21, 2016 | Adoption
A is for Admitting that God is in control. After many years of trying to make a family happen in our own timeframe, pursuing medical intervention, and praying for healing, we finally succumbed to God’s plan of creating our family through adoption. This experience...
by afladmin | Dec 19, 2016 | AFL Publications
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the...