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Forgiving Ourselves

Forgiving Ourselves

You can’t undo anything you’ve already done, but you can face up to it. You can tell the truth. You can seek forgiveness. You can forgive yourself. And then let God do the rest.
So you’ve made some mistakes in your life?  You’re not alone.   People are imperfect and do wrong from time to time.  [...]

Fair Fighting

Fair Fighting

Proverbs 15:1 gives us all good advice on how best to defuse an argument.  It reads, “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” (NIV)   Clearly, we all get angry at times.  This is not a sin, but simply our human nature.  Nevertheless, as Christians, exhibiting out of controlled behavior because of [...]

Money & Marriage

Money & Marriage

Money and marriage are too important to take lightly for the reason that financial problems are the leading cause of marital conflict and one of the main reasons people divorce.   Often, the problem lies because of a lack of communication about individual goals, dreams and personal desires before the couple marries.  It’s not until after [...]

Real Leaders

Real Leaders

I didn’t mean to be disrespectful, but when I was invited to speak to a group of student leaders at a prominent college, I asked what they had done to justify the label “leader.”
Most responded that they were selected or elected to represent fellow students and that their official position in student government confirmed they [...]

Marijuana and the Christian Family

Marijuana and the Christian Family

I’m sometimes asked by Christian parents for my help because their teenager is experimenting with marijuana. Sadly, drugs can be found in many places and whether we want to believe it or not, children are often exposed to them on a daily basis.  That doesn’t mean that they are all using drugs, but it does [...]

Coping with the Loss of a Loved One

Coping with the Loss of a Loved One

My mother died several months ago and I’m still having a hard time dealing with her death.  I miss her and still feel so sad.   Please help!
 
Of the many kinds of grief, the death of a loved one is often the hardest. It’s not uncommon that when the initial shock wears off, the funeral is [...]

Bible Money Tips for Families

Bible Money Tips for Families

As adults, we are the choices we make. We make our choices and our made by our choices and those choices affect our entire family.  So what does this have to do with money?  It has everything to do with money when we think about the Bible and all it has to say about money [...]

Bullying, it’s Not Just a Playground Problem

Bullying, it’s Not Just a Playground Problem

Bullying is not just something that happens on the playground.  According to a recent survey by the American Public Health Association, more than half the 10,000 plus children polled said verbal and physical taunts happen in the classroom right under the teacher’s nose.  
Many adults don’t realize how often kids see and experience bullying at [...]

For Women Only! Hope in the New Millennium

For Women Only!  Hope in the New Millennium

Despite years of intense research and personal study, most of us women have not yet been able to produce a husband who really listens. We can urge our spouses to listen and make an occasion for them to “express their feelings” but the fact of the matter is there are no guarantees that we will [...]

With All My Love

With All My Love

As Christian parents, we all want our children to grow and mature into adults that love God and have an intimate relationship with Him.  We want our children to have a greater experience and understanding of who God really is; a greater experience than making a few crafts in their Sunday School class and putting [...]

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