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After sixty-five years of marriage, my grandpa still calls my grandma “honey,” “sweetie,” “baby,” and “sugar.” I asked him for the secret to keeping love alive so long. He said, ...

A note from author Jodie Berndt on why she journals her prayers: “I’ve kept a journal for as long as I can remember. It’s the place I record scriptural insights ...

Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things. ...

I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the Lord. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to ...

I am the vine; you are the branches. — John 15:5 People used to say my father and I favored each other. They said I had my dad’s smile (which ...

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with My loving eye on you. — Psalm 32:8 I can’t tell you ...

I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set ...

“My wayward children,” says the Lord, “come back to me, and I will heal your wayward hearts.” — Jeremiah 3:22 NLT “Don’t talk to your kids about God as much ...

Editor's note: As parents, we need to pray for our teens' mental health, praying against self-harm and praying against suicide. Our kids face stresses that are new to their generation and they ...

My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will. — Matthew 26:39“Stop trying to figure God out.”That’s ...

In Your presence is fullness of joy. — Psalm 16:11 NASB“I need a leaf blower. But for people.”I chuckled when I saw that line on a tea towel — and ...

This is to my Father’s glory… — John 15:8When I was growing up, my family spent two weeks every summer at a Christian camp that catered to families and singles ...

How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! — Psalm 133:1That’s mine! He hit me! She hit me first! It’s not fair! Do we have ...

Praying for Physical Health, Safety, and Security for Your Children“Lord, Why Did This Happen?” I know I’m not the only mother who has ever questioned God’s tactics. Even my “spiritual ...

Heavenly Father…1) As ____________ weighs the choices that are before her, let her be filled with knowledge and depth of insight, that she may be able to discern what is ...

Praying When Your Children Have ChildrenI will pour out My Spirit on your offspring, and My blessing on your descendants. — Isaiah 44:3Back when Praying the Scriptures for Your Children ...