A Peculiar Mom
“I’m peculiar.”
If she said it once, she said it a million times. That was my mom. For a number of years, my sister and her son lived with our mom. My nephew always lovingly told her she was “weird”. Her response? “I’m not weird; I’m just peculiar!”
She was correct. As one of God’s treasured possessions she was peculiar....... > more
Tags: Deut 5:16, Family, family issues, family values, mom, mother, Mother's Day
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Single Mom Survival Kit: The Monster Called FEAR
Is there something wrong with me? Will anyone ever love me again? Have you caught yourself asking these questions? Have you worried about how you’re going to figure out finances and look after the home while juggling your children’s lives? If so, you are not alone. When I first became a single Mom I asked all these questions too.
When... > more
Tags: Family, family issues, fear, help, Linda McCutcheon, overcoming fear, parenting, single mom survival kit, single parent, single parenting
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Reduce Wedding Planning Stress
If you do a Google search on “wedding stress” you’ll get over 70 million results. Which is stressful. Weddings are a joyous celebration, but as any bride or groom knows, they are also inherently stressful. Researchers have found that getting married is actually more stressful than getting fired. Between money issues, family issues, and all the lists and details,... > more
Tags: advice, brides, ebook for brides, groom, wedding, wedding planning, wedding stress
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On God and Hell
I don’t like the idea of hell. Hell is not merely an academic issue, but one that is very personal to me. To think that some of my loved ones could spend eternity in a place where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth and eternal torment is deeply troubling (Matthew 8:12; Rev. 20:10). But despite my emotional reservations,... > more
Tags: afterlife, damnation, fire, heaven, hell, judgement, Sean McDowell, sin, Torment
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Help! I’m Addicted to Porn
Are you struggling with porn addiction? Is your addiction taking over your life? Porn rewires your brain and you'll need help overcoming your addiction. There are plenty of resources available to help you beat that addiction. And when it comes to rebuilding your marriage, relationship expert Sheila Wray Gregoire says it takes time but it can be done.
Take the next... > more
Tags: addicted to porn, addiction, challenges & conflict, porn, pornography, sex, sexual problems, sheila wray gregoire, Women
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Backstory
Does life have a backstory?
There are seven billion people in the world. Seven billion stories. And yet there are themes in our stories that are universal: betrayal, love, romance, redemption, sacrifice.
The question—and it’s a really big question—is if there’s a larger story or narrative to which all our stories relate, one that makes sense of our shared experience—a common Back... > more
Tags: betrayal, Campus Crusade for Christ, Campus Ministry, CruPress, intimacy, My Story, sacrifice, story
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Lost Boys (and Girls)
He was 52 and his father in his mid-70’s when they learned about each other. No kidding – they had each lived all those years without knowing the other one existed. Well, the son, whose name was John, knew he had a father, or had at one time, but his mother had told him that his father had died... > more
Tags: becoming a christian, come home, faith & spirituality, Family, lost, prodigal son, reconciliation, reunite
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How to Be Happily Married
Neil Josephson has been married for over 30 years. He’s discovered that...
5 Ways to Survive Flying with Kids
Recently there was a young family sitting behind me on my flight...
What Do You Fear?
