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We’ve established that perfection is the enemy of parenting. We know that the key to developing a good home life isn’t pushing your kids to get all A’s or asking ...

Faith in ActionWhen we told our close friends and family that we were pregnant and that we still felt called to adopt, many people thought we were crazy and cautioned ...

Scripture tells us that when we say prayers of intercession, we are building bridges between God and the people for whom we pray.Remember, this isn’t just a prayer, it’s a ...

It’s been said that faith may move mountains, but prayer moves God.Amazing, isn’t it, that our prayers, whether grand and glorious or feeble and faint, can move the very heart ...

School is out – vacation season is upon us – summer has finally arrived! Families love summertime. Longer days mean more quality time sharing exciting activities with our kids!Summer also ...

And God shall wipe all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain. — Revelation 21:4We ...

Prepare Your SoilMaybe you want to cultivate a healthy lifestyle or break unhealthy addictions. Maybe there’s a specific relationship that needs nurturing. Perhaps you long to know that you are ...

The Community of AmenGod sets the lonely in families. — Psalm 68:6I was driving down I-71, enjoying the sunshine and the quietness of my car. We had just moved back ...

On their journey, Jesus came into a village. There was a woman there named Martha, who welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Master’s feet ...

The physical heart muscle, fed by arteries, pumps and regulates the blood flow that carries oxygen and nutrients throughout our bodies. If we exercise that muscle through cardiovascular workouts and ...

I wasn’t sure how Natalie would react to hearing me admit my most painful truths in a bookstore filled with friends, colleagues, neighbors, and complete strangers. Although Natalie had heard ...

The Bible is clear about what our relationship with God is. He is our Father; we are His children. In fact, God is identified as our Father 265 times in ...

At the beginning of my homeschooling journey, I noticed that my children didn’t learn the same way. Our oldest daughter took to reading like a fish in water and was ...

I attended a funeral recently for my close friend Debi’s dad. Few people look forward to attending funerals. The sadness, the loss, the reality that they can no longer be ...

It feels like just yesterday that I dropped my daughter off at Kindergarten. As she walked into her classroom with hesitation, my eyes filled with tears. I wondered how she ...

Around 5:00 a.m. on September 2, 2015, Turkish authorities near Bodrum, a coastal city in Turkey, began to receive calls that a boat had capsized. One investigator on the scene ...