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How to Host a Summer Reading Club for Kids

My dream has come true: my kids are enthusiastic readers.By choice, they read at least an hour every day and I’m trying to keep up with them because reading is ...

A Tale of Two Fires

When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just ...

Downside Up: Discovering the Real You

Identity: Who Am I Really?I am amazed how a word of admiration or expression of affirmation can create energy that lasts for days. I don’t know about you, but a ...

BELIEVE Session One: You Are What You Believe

Do you know what you believe and why it matters? Discover the 10 key beliefs of the Christian faith, in addition to the 10 key practices and 10 key virtues ...

How to Share The Wonders of Creation with Your Children

Did you know that the first chapter in the Bible – Genesis 1 – not only testifies to God’s magnificence and glory, but also presents us with opportunities to create ...

Pain Is a Part of Relationship

“You always hurt the one you love,” the old song goes, and it’s sadly true.The moments will come when you hurt your kids. You’ll say something you shouldn’t have. You’ll ...

An Eviction Notice: Kicking Shame Out

Shame’s Lie: I cannot experience freedom from shame.Overcomer’s Truth: God is able to evict shame from my life.Kicking Shame OutThe following list includes some of the first meaningful steps I ...

As It Is In Heaven: Anxiety, Worry, Fear, Death, and God

Our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strengths. — UnknownKnow God Is RealFrom my many experiences, I believe some of our anxiety ...

God Changes Hearts

When grace happens, we receive not a nice compliment from God but a new heart. Give your heart to Christ, and He returns the favor.“I will give you a new ...

Do You Want Your Faith to Grow?

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. — 2 Peter 3:18Growing Stronger in FaithMany years ago, engineers made plans to construct a suspension ...

Heart Made Whole: Pain Can Be Healed

Heart CheckTake a moment and place your hand on your chest, breathing in deeply and becoming aware of the physical organ that beats inside to pump life and blood to ...

Bringing Order to Chaos: Shalom

When God wanted to bring order out of chaos and create the universe, He spoke, “Let there be light!” When He wanted to bring a once-and-for-all solution to the problem ...

Parenting Funny Kids Is No Joke

“Each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” — 1 Peter 4:10I bet, if you think back ...

Forgiveness: A National Tragedy and Radical Love at Mother Emanuel AME

Editor’s Note: On June 17, 2015, at 9:05 p.m., a young man with a handgun opened fire on a prayer meeting at the Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

When You Discover Your Place in God's Plan

God’s story is glorious, surprising, victorious, and beautiful. His story, when we really listen closely, is our story.IntroductionDo you remember a time you got lost? Perhaps it was a crowded ...

Who Do You Say That I Am?

Editor’s Note: Searching for Jesus: New Discoveries in the Quest for Jesus of Nazareth — and How They Confirm the Gospel Accounts is a Biblical exploration into how the latest ...

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