Long story short...temptation is real.  Sin is costly but God is faithful.  This was the takeaway from yesterday's look at the story of Adam and Eve.  Eve, along with Adam, fell prey to temptation and...  Read More

Arguments, misunderstandings, and fights give couples an opportunity to learn more about each other and themselves. But you’ve got to fight fair....  Read More

After the birth of our first grandchild, my daughter and son-in-law asked us to consider caring for the baby one day a week. They thought their request would burden us, but we laughed at the thought. ...  Read More

From Crosswalk I rounded the corner and saw her. She stood frozen, open-mouthed in front of the rows of Bibles in the religion section at Barnes and Noble. She wanted to read the Bible; she hadn’t kno...  Read More

Bible study is not the same thing as Bible reading. If Bible reading is like raking for leaves, Bible study is like digging for diamonds. The Christian life calls for both....  Read More

There are many benefits of serving, but at the end of the day, we have one outstanding motivation: we serve because we are walking in the footsteps of the perfect Servant, Jesus Christ. We serve as a...  Read More

From Focus on the Family Arianna was heartsick over the immoral choices her adult son was making. She asked him where he saw Jesus in all of them.“I’m having to rethink that,” her son said. “I’ve had ...  Read More

I’m a wanna-be prayer warrior. I long to grow a deeper prayer life, but I have a secret struggle with boredom. I know prayer carries power and changes lives. But when I sit down to pray, I find it har...  Read More

To build disciples, one of the things that my team and I have to do over and over again is talk with people about serving others in the name of Jesus.  We always need servants.  We need servants in th...  Read More

Marriages are made or broken in the transitions of life. ...  Read More

Whether you’re searching for God or a longtime believer, there’s a good chance you have questions about prayer. How exactly are you supposed to pray? And why should you do it? Here are some guidelines...  Read More

Get insights into your relationships as you adjust to your new role as a stepmother....  Read More

Suddenly a privilege of teenage life has drifted down to the tweens, who are even less equipped to deal with the pressures and addictive nature of screen-time and texting....  Read More

As a parent, you set the direction for your family and you set the example for your kids to follow....  Read More

Parents forget how much harder it is to actually be a teen in our present era of overloaded schedules and social media pitfalls. With teen stress on the rise in recent years, it’s more important than ...  Read More