What should we teach Christian kids about patriotism? My thoughts on this were stirred when we were dinner guests at an acquaintance’s home years ago. “This is the best country in the…
CAN’T PRAY WITH YOUR SPOUSE? SEVEN BREAKTHROUGH STRATEGIES
When my husband Rick and I first started praying together we STRUGGLED. We knew how important it was to seek God as a couple. ( 4 SURPRISING BENEFITS OF PRAYING WITH YOUR…
HOW TO PRAY WITH YOUR SPOUSE: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
In my first post on prayer, 4 SURPRISING BENEFITS OF PRAYING WITH YOUR SPOUSE, I explained why it’s so important for husbands and wives to pray together. But let’s face it—praying together can…
4 SURPRISING BENEFITS OF PRAYING WITH YOUR SPOUSE
I couldn’t believe what I was seeing! A room full of couples from our church tasked with heading up our marriage ministry had just been asked how many of them prayed…
IS SANTA OKAY FOR CHRISTIAN FAMILIES? A SOLUTION FOR A PARENTING DILEMMA
Christmas will be here before we know it and, with it, the dilemma many Christian parents face: WHAT TO DO WITH SANTA? Traditionally Christians have come down on two sides of the…
10 WAYS TO BEAT THE HOLIDAY BLUES
It was Christmas, but the joy that should have filled the air was replaced with an oppressive pall of sadness. Every year at our greater family get-together, the adult children secretly wondered…