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Marriage Matters, It’s A Family Affair, S01E012

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In this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo talk candidly about things that cause problems in our marriages, that may lead to unfaithfulness in one shape or another and things that lead to an affair. They ask whether we should affair proof our marriages, whether this possible and whether this beneficial.

The Take Away
Andy B - Affairs don’t just happen, there are many steps to infidelity. Don’t seek to affair proof your marriage, spending time on what could go wrong, instead focus on the good – what is working in your marriage and how much you love your spouse.
Jo - Be aware of the dangers – actions that can lead to an affair – the bible helps us stay on the right track!

Andy and Jo

Easter with the Berry Bunch 2022

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Take a quick look at what we've got in store for you, for Easter 2022.

From Easter in an Egg Shell with Dave the Dog, to Why Easter? 2022, we've got it covered!

HAPPY EASTER FROM THE BERRY BUNCH

@Cherishingsparrows2020 @Berrybunchfamily @Olamide @MaryMamuzich @tanjaostman @Kruselady

Thank you so much. What you wrote fully describes my situation and that of my wife. We receive by faith all that God has prepared for us and what God has made you see. Thanks for the encouragement and for the prayers. God is faithful. God bless you. 🙏

Bundle up and have a picnic!
The sun was in and out and a little cooler than we wanted to admit but what a good day we had with my mom!

Almighty God, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, come to my help and deliver me from this difficulty that besets me. I believe, Lord, that all trials of life are under Your care and that all things work for the good of those who love You. Take away from me fear, anxiety and distress. Help me to face and endure my difficulty with faith, courage and wisdom. Grant that this trial may bring me closer to You, for You are my rock and refuge, my comfort and hope, my delight and joy. I trust in Your love and compassion. Blessed is Your name. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Andy B 2 Minute Video, New Life Meets The Old, S04E062

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A friend in the US sent me a photo from her garden. And it struck me just how much the old vegetation had protected the new flowers growing, because the old had literally covered over the new, during the winter.

With Easter just a week away at the time of writing this theme of old becoming new, is very much on my mind!

I’m reminded how the terrible eruption of Mount Saint Helens resulted in the devastating loss of much forest. And yet that loss also allowed smaller plants, flowers and bushes the chance to grow and thrive because they finally saw lots of sunlight – that the forest canopy overhead had denied it prior to the eruption.

It’s easy to see devastation as just an end. But, with Jesus Christ, the end is never the end.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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He was born on a US Marine Corps base and this is the blanket the hospital wrapped him in.
Considering that he is now contracted to be an officer in the US Marine Corps, I'd say that this blanket was kinda prophetic.

"The Last Wave"
As the tide began to come in and the sun began to set, it was as if the world was closing for the night. 🌍 🌒
This lonely wave 🌊 slowly made its way toward the shore, finally coming to rest on the sand, gently laying itself out on the soft ground as a child on their bed 🛌, as the light of the sun gradually faded below the still horizon 🌅, until the colour of the sky faded to a dull grey, marking the arrival of dusk.

© 2022 TakeN Photography

LOVE this…

“The church is a hospital for the broken, not a museum of good people”

Andy B 2 Minute Video, Beard Brushes and Spiritual Growth

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Beards need grooming. They need care and attention, or they can look pretty scruffy rather rapidly. That may be the look you want, but in our house that wouldn’t fly! So, since I can’t shave at this time due to a medication I’m on, I’ve now bought myself a beard brush.

I didn’t know such a thing existed, and yet I now use it fairly frequently to keep my growing beard in order and making myself look a little more presentable. [READ MORE]

For the rest of this post visit our website – berrybunch.family/andy-b-2-min

Andy B

A woman was once asked what she gained from praying. She replied…
“Prayer isn’t about what I gain, it’s about what I lose. In prayer I lose my pride, arrogance, greed, desire for sin, impatience, despair and discouragement. Prayer allows me to lose the things that get in the way of drawing closer to Him”

This is ironically written by somebody. 😂 We are tired of the winter in Finland... April use to be spring time, not winter. It started melting a couple of weeks ago, but then it halted. It's been snowing again today. It started in November, so it's our sixth winter month... it's time for warmth, and to stop using winter jackets and winter boots, and to slip on icy roads.

"And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God." -Ephesians 3:17-19 💗💪👨‍👩‍👧‍👦↔️↕️💖✝️

forgot to post this one yesterday. One of my better ones I think. Andy B

Andy B 2 Minute Video, Out of Darkness Cometh Light, S04E058

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This Andy B 2 Minute Video was inspired by Mandy, and her brilliant post - and power packed prayer - “April 2022 Prayer”. You can find out more about Mandy at her blog “Blue Collar Theologian”. Go check it out!

Darkness often feels like it is greater and has more power. People love to do bad things in the dark because, I guess, they think it can appease some of the evil of their actions. Or, just because they don’t wish to get caught – which really amounts to the same thing.

Darkness often feels like it is closing around us, and it can seem as though it wins more often than the good.

And yet, as Christians, we have a sure and certain hope that where there is light, the darkness will not be able to win! Scripture tells us that where light is, darkness can not be.

Last year all my wonderful DD brothers and sisters were praying for my daughter and granddaughter to survive an extremely different delivery. Today Kynlee turned one and she is beautiful and healthy and so is my daughter.
I thank God for DD! A place that brings us together from around the world to love and hold each other up in prayer. Praise God for saving the life of this tiny child that has my heart wrapped around her tiny finger!

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