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One month into his Senior year, my son Zach was in a good place emotionally; he had figured out a routine that worked for him, and had gained some measure ...

When my children were young, I would often prescribe a timeout whenever they misbehaved. This relatively mild form of discipline was frequently met with a dramatic show of resistance — ...

How can you tell if you’re winning the game of life? The standard scoreboard looks something like this:Success: What have you done?Stuff: What do you have?Status: What do other people ...

I am sitting in the living room with William. We finish reading Library Lion, and he leans his head against my shoulder.“Mom,” he asks, “what down syn mean?”I squeeze his ...

Beyond the power of God’s wisdom to guide and protect us, one of the most captivating aspects of wisdom is its simplicity.True wisdom doesn’t put itself on display, like the ...

The kingdom of God is not the realm of grandiose talk; it is a realm of power. — 1 Corinthians 4:20 (The Voice) 1877: William Booth of the Salvation Army ...

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing comes from the Lord; we cannot speak to you either bad or good.” — Genesis 24:50Avid golfers regularly hear golf ’s ...

Editor’s Note: Fawn Weaver grew tired of the negative portrayals of marriage on the news, talk radio, and reality TV, so she launched the blog HappyWivesClub.com and trekked across the ...

When my daughter was born, I was immediately overwhelmed with emotion and the weight of responsibility that came with motherhood.I struggled early on, wondering if I could do this mom ...

I am the Lord of Peace. I give you Peace at all times and in every way. There is a deep, gaping hole within you that can be filled only ...

Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. — Lamentations 3:22-23Jeremiah was depressed, as gloomy as ...

Most people like the comfort of having rules to follow. Rules give us a clear understanding of what is expected. Obey the rules and we feel safe, confident in our ...

In Hebrew, Midrash means to search out. Midrash asks the reader to find those quirky, oddball Scriptures and inconsistencies and try to make sense of them before God. It challenges ...

Watch the Move On Trailer“I don’t make messes. I make catastrophes!”To some degree, we can all agree with this statement. Jesus lived a perfect life. The rest of us miss ...

The co-parenting life can be a tough life, and it’s not a question of whether you’ll blow it at times.You will. Guaranteed.You’ll blow it with your kids, your co-parent, and ...

I tell my son, Christian, many things; but one of the most important things I tell him, I repeat over and over: “The bigger the mess, the faster you run ...