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We live in a world where late nights and early mornings validate our human struggle, where doing without physical or emotional sustenance equates with a personal suffrage of sorts. We pass the days telling ourselves when this project is over or this season is done, then we can rest - and we believe those lies.

Kids today are bombarded by information. They are more likely to seek out answers to their questions on the internet or their friends, than ask their parents. 

I want my kids to be thinking about God in their every day lives...

This time of year can be hard. It seems all the fun has passed and there is nothing to look forward to. As tempting as it may be, don't let the blues settle in. Fight back! Then look forward!

The holiday season’s air is thick with New Year's resolutions; well intended, but far more likely to fail than succeed. So let’s re-frame those good intentions and agree that any time of year is a great time to make changes that improve your health and life.

As this New Year dawn, many of us are looking for resolutions that will truly change our lives. I encourage you to consider making a daily, meaningful quiet time spent in Bible reading and prayer one of your resolutions in the New Year.

Resolutions are rarely kept past 30 days, but goals can be life changing. More than good intentions, goals help you put in place concrete steps to create a different life, and a different kind of love. So as a couple, take some time to dream together!

What if I were to live like God was for me and not against me? What would life be like if I walked in confidence like that of a child who has been adopted forever, like one who knows and believes they have been chosen to be part of a forever family?

For you, is Christmas about feelings of expectation and euphoria, followed by feelings of disappointment and despair?  Or is there something more to be gained from the passing of Christmas Day?

Somehow, I’ve gone from Buddy the Elf to the Grinch. I’ve gone on a downward spiral from loving Christmas to dreading its coming.  But, I don’t want it to be this way!

Learn how to regain the joy of the season....

Let’s toss out the glossy trappings of the magazine spreads and follow God’s example of making sending love the core of the holiday!  Here are some important relationship principles using the letters of C.H.R.I.S.T.M.A.S.! to help you...

It’s time to take your entertaining dreams and inspirations and make them a reality.

Create a holiday tablescape to set the mood and serve as the focal point for your holiday party or get-together so you can have the prettiest and most festive holiday party possible. 

Most years I tend to lose sight of Jesus somewhere between the deals of Black Friday and the dawn of a new year.  As I fight to carve out the time to consider the sacred, I keep wondering how Jesus would celebrate His birth.  If Jesus were still walking the earth, what would He be doing this Christmas? Here's my best guess.

I wish I could give a list of guaranteed ways to win the heart of a teenager, but we all know there are no such guarantees.

So how do you love and guide those teenage girls, whose worlds are spinning so frantically?

If you're searching for Bible verses to comfort you will the hope of our Immanuel this Christmas season, here are 20 verses to meditate on and keep close to your heart.

For all the holiday get-togethers you're planning, it can be to fix something nutritious as well as delicious.  

Here are some excellent ideas to serve to family and friends that will please the pallet and feed the body. 

This Christmas, when signing your cards, will you take an extra minute or two to be a blessing to someone and to share your faith with believers and nonbelievers through His Word?  His Word is Truth and Life, and by sharing it, there’s no telling the impact that extra minute or two will make.

It can be easy to impress your holiday guests without overdoing it in the kitchen by putting to use these delectable recipes that require little time to prep.

A miscarriage left Ali O’Leary and Chris Deasy heartbroken. But that's not the end of the story, as God brought His special gift from heaven in absolutely the perfect time! 

Unique personalities, unusual circumstances, and unexpected issues can turn even the most anticipated holiday gatherings into a time of stress and exhaustion.

This Holiday Season, let’s do more than just “survive.” Let’s purpose to enjoy every single moment. It can done! I know I’m determined to make it happen and I hope these tips will encourage you as well...

There are numerous things wives need from their husbands, but they don’t know how to articulate them, or they fear the question will bring tension.   More than 200 women were recently asked: What is something you need from your husband, but you don’t know how to ask him for it? 

Here are the top five responses...