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Family and friends—we love them! . . . but sometimes it’s not so easy to love them. What does God say about being a parent, family dysfunction, happy marriages, divorce, difficult people, forgiveness, and much more?

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You are your children’s refuge

King David is known as being a “man after the Lord’s own heart.”  So when his son King Solomon wrote in Proverbs 14:26, “Whoever…

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Josiah, the boy king

Was there ever a child champion like Josiah, who became king of Judah as a second grader? His father, an evil man, was assassinated…

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Family feud

People have been using money to buy their way out of problems for centuries. No, millennia. Money can buy good attorneys, silence accusers and…

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Believers bring blessings

I wonder if Potiphar had any idea that his sudden burst of prosperity was due to the Israelite slave that he had brought into…

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Choose your friends wisely

How did you end up with the friends you have? Did they choose to hang out with you? Did life (work, school, leisure activity)…

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Mother’s Day disappointment

Woodrow Wilson meant well when he made Mother’s Day a national holiday, but he probably didn’t anticipate how Mother’s Day would become a day…

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Lord, give me patience with my kids

My children are grown now, and I often indulge in a fuzzy and hazy sentimental nostalgia for the days when they were all little…

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Blessing # 7—Teaching Us to Love Church

Can you imagine this isolation without modern advances in technology? This week, I watched the livestream of our church’s worship service, complete with multiple…

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Blessing #3—Teaching Us Family Discipleship

Until the coronavirus hit, I couldn’t recall a time that my family ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner together for an entire week. Neither could…

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Speak God’s truth no matter what

Our world is a mess. People are born disconnected from their Maker. They are ignorant of the Savior, Jesus Christ. And until they come…

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Appreciate your workers

Company managers will often say things like, “Our employees are our greatest assets,” but the rank and file don’t always feel the love. An…

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I feel so lonely

The logo for a nonprofit agency that advocates for children with autism is a puzzle piece. It’s a quiet and sweet way to promote…