Tag: family
In Search of the Ideal Biblical Woman 6
I want to say one more thing about the Biblical ideal for womanhood. You are to be known for your growing desire to submit to and for others. I know that sounds crazy. Who would want to submit to others?
Faith, Family, and the Fertility Doctor
by Julia Sadler
I’ll always remember my first trip to the fertility doctor. My husband, Ryan, and I sat awkwardly in a waiting ...
True Love Speaks
By Lisa Bevere
Walk into most churches nowadays and you will likely hear a message of love, hope, encouragement, and identity. And all...
Love That Lasts:How We Discovered God’s Better Way for Love, Dating Marriage, and Sex
By Jefferson & Alyssa Bethke
My generation seemed to really get the short end of the stick when it came to relationships, as there were...
Major Mistakes the Church is Making with Single Parents
by Robert Beeson
I hated Sundays. That was the day I was reminded I didn’t fit in anymore... anywhere. Once a vibrant part of...
The Days Are Long But The Season Is Short
by Benjamin Watson
Train up a child in the way he should go: even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 ESV
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3 QUESTIONS
by Meg Meeker, MD
Great Parenting is simple, but it’s hard. Most parents make parenting far too difficult because they focus on the small stuff: what grades their kids are getting, what sports they excel at and...
Love Your Church Family
By Kevin Peck
For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of...
10 Keys to a More Fulfilling Marriage
By Rhonda Stoppe
The key truth about marriage is that true happiness is not to be found in your relationship with your husband, but in your relationship with Christ. Let’s look at ten key principles to a more...
Total Family MAKEOVER
By Melissa Spoelstra
Throughout the pages of Scripture, we see an emphasis on the need for rest. In the very beginning, God spoke the world into creation but then intentionally stopped working. He separated light from darkness; put...
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God’s Love for the Unlovable The Power of Shame
As bad and as powerful as guilt feels, shame is much worse. Unlike guilt, shame is less offense and more self-focused. Shame wonders if I...
God’s Love for the Unlovable The Island of Misfit Toys
Do you remember the Rudolf Christmas TV special that included the island of misfit toys? I do. I related to them, a...
God’s Love for the Unlovable Are We Doing Something Wrong? Pt 4
In the three previous “Are We Doing Something Wrong” articles, I suggested that the biggest problem that the church has today (and I know there are...