Recently there was a young family sitting behind me on my flight from Detroit to Syracuse.  It was not a pleasant flight. I know flying with a baby, an almost 4 year old, and a 6 year old is tough. It was a 4 1/2 hour flight, and undoubtedly the parents were really tired. Being a parent is one... > more

Tags: Family, FamilyLife, parenting, Shelia Wray Gregoire, travel, travel tips, traveling with children

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“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. Exodus... > more

Tags: Deut 5:16, Family, family issues, family values, mom, mother, Mother's Day

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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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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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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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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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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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