Are you lonely this Christmas? Come talk to a mentor. In 1962 I was preaching in Indianapolis, Indiana. I was single and it was Christmas time. I was heading home to Michigan to enjoy the holidays with my family. It was an extremely cold day and it was snowing. The wind was howling out of the north, blowing thick clouds of... >Read More

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John Lennon’s classic song, “Imagine” speaks to our deep yearning for peace. “Imagine all the people, living life in peace”  With everything that is going on in the world today it’s pretty hard to imagine peace like that.  The Bible also speaks of a time of world peace in Isaiah 2:4 ”[God] will judge between the nations and...... >Read More

Tags: faith & spirituality, growing in your faith, nov 11, peace, priorities, remembrance day, soldier, values, veteran, war

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New life is always a celebration! When a new baby arrives in your circle of influence welcome that little one with open arms. Don’t respond with disapproval if the circumstances around the birth have not been what you consider ideal. You have an opportunity to begin speaking into the heritage that little child will have. Your influence now can...... >Read More

Tags: baby, better parenting, birth, care, Celebrate, faith & spirituality, Family, growing in your faith, healthy, help, marriage, new life, new mom, newlywed, parenting essentials, priorities, teenagers, young mom

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I was born in Montreal and raised in Vancouver, Canada. My parents were morally upright but non-religious. Our neighbors could also be described as non-religious. I did not know any Christians or serious followers of any other religion while I was growing up. Though my neighborhood was poor, its public schools were outstanding and its libraries...... >Read More

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As Thanksgiving approaches, many of us begin thinking about the people and things we are most thankful for. Family, celebrations and home are common blessing that come to mind. These are all indeed blessings and we should be thankful for them. But what if giving thanks was a way of life? What if we woke every morning and made a... >Read More

Tags: better parenting, discouragement, experience blog, Family, gratitude, growing in your faith, hardship & suffering, healthy marriage, LIFE, lydia wills, Men, priorities, protecting your marriage, spiritual disciplines, spiritual growth, thankful, Thanksgiving, Women

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Have you ever wished you had a more exciting testimony? I remember sitting in Sunday School years ago hearing a dramatic story of life and loss and salvation and thinking, “Wow, I don’t have a story like that.  I guess I don’t have a testimony.”  I could not have been more wrong. It can be tempting to think that... >Read More

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Barren is a terrible word that scripture often uses to describe women who can’t have children. Images of a desert wasteland emerge. I wonder if Hannah, Rachel, Sarah and the other barren women of scripture found it as offensive as I do. My husband and I gave our infertility a more fitting nickname. We called it our gaping wound. The... >Read More

Tags: Carol McEntyre, challenges & conflicts, Culture, Family, growing in your faith, infertility & miscarriage, intimacy, loneliness & isolation, love, marriage, relationships, sex and love, spiritual growth

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