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Hello!If you are reading this, there is a good chance you are married and friends with a single girl. (She may have passed this list your way.) Basically, I’m going ...

My seven-year old is in first grade and he is learning to read more complex books. To keep up with the pace at school it is important that he practices ...

Jacob said to his sons… “Indeed I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down to that place and buy for us there, that we may live and ...

And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of His glory in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:19Thought for the Day:Temptation is an invitation to meet my ...

I . . . began working my way upstairs on my crutches. Down at the bottom, on the first step, I started getting mad at God. “This isn’t fair,” I ...

You are Mine for all time; nothing can separate you from My Love.Since I have invested My very Life in you, be well assured that I will also take care ...

Our ReputationRecently I read a satirical essay by a popular author who gave an outlandish picture of a devout Christian. He seemed to be writing in character, so I don’t ...

One of my favorite parts of each day is my son’s bedtime.There is the selfish part of me that thinks, Yes! Freedom from the tyranny of the toddler! But what ...

As committed as our team is to creating churches for unchurched people, we still have to fight the pull toward becoming a church for church people. Honestly, I don’t understand ...

The Power of HearingHave you ever seen a child, an infant barely able to stand on her own, dance to the sound of music? I’m sure you have: her eyes ...

Teens.{Did your heart just stop for a second?}I currently have four teens and three that have already gotten through the teen years and a couple pulling up the rear.I know ...

In one of his Far Side cartoons, Gary Larson depicts a winged man seated in heaven on a cloud. No one near. Nothing to do. Marooned on his celestial post. ...

What makes a great children’s story? Is it action, adventure or relatability? Children have amazing minds and question everything. Children also lack that filter that we have as adults — ...

Two-thirds of the use of the word “peace” (shalom) in the Old Testament involves the fulfillment that comes to humans when they experience God’s presence. Such peace can be experienced ...

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. — John 15:13What’s the most famous friendship in the history of pop culture? My ...

A lot of people who have read our book, Forgive Us: Confessions of a Compromised Faith, have asked for more practical advice about how to move forward once they put ...