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Here’s How to Fight the Difficult War of Sexual Purity
Today, for both men and women, there is no battle more formidable to wage than the war on sexual purity. […]
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A Parent’s Guide to Biblical Wisdom: Chapter Five
(Missionary to Thailand Brandon Lingle has written a parenting book in Thai, and he has graciously agreed to share it […]
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A Parent’s Guide to Biblical Wisdom: Chapter Four
(Missionary to Thailand Brandon Lingle has written a parenting book in Thai, and he has graciously agreed to share it […]
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A Parent’s Guide to Biblical Wisdom: Chapter Three
(Missionary to Thailand Brandon Lingle has written a parenting book in Thai, and he has graciously agreed to share it […]
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A Parent’s Guide to Biblical Wisdom: Chapter Two
(Missionary to Thailand Brandon Lingle has written a parenting book in Thai, and he has graciously agreed to share it […]
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Taking matters into our own hands
Let Him work it out in His timing and not in yours.
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A Parent’s Guide to Biblical Wisdom: Chapter One
(Missionary to Thailand Brandon Lingle has written a parenting book in Thai, and he has graciously agreed to share it […]
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Becoming a Sacrifice
If you have accepted Him as your Savior, you have a duty to be holy, to be set apart from the rest of this world for His glory.
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Why are We Allowing Celebrities to Preach to Our Kids?
I was so utterly discouraged after talking to nearly 150 teen girls that I couldn’t even write this article I […]
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The Fruit of Anger is Almost Always Rotten
If you’ve been a Christian for a long time, you’ve probably heard two distinct ideas about anger: The first is that […]
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Christian Parenting-Part Three: The Way a Child Should Go
We have been unpacking the spiritual truth found in the most well-known verse in the Bible on child training: “Train […]
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What not to do
He desires for you to have a joyful soul but not at the expense of a holy life.
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Christian Parenting-Part Two: “Train up a Child”
This is the second of a three-part parenting series. Part One is at https://lifeword.org/blog/christian-parenting-part-one-laying-the-foundation/ The goal of parenting is to […]
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Family Blessings
During the holiday seasons, cherish the time with our family.
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Christian Parenting Part One: Laying the Foundation
Parenting. Now, that’s an emotionally charged word! It is no exaggeration to say that parenting can bring the highest highs […]
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Biggest Understatement of all Time: Parenting is Hard
My kids are out of control. Before coronavirus, we had such a nice routine. Might I take a moment to brag? They […]
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Christian Men: What is Your Family Mission Statement?
Foundational to any business operation is a healthy mental framework that undergirds the direction of the company. Maintaining a robust […]
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Open Letter to Those Heroic Teachers
Dear Teachers, THANK YOU! Two simple words that say so much, yet not quite enough. Especially this year, this crazy, […]
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A Newlywed’s Take on the Stay-at-Home Order
When the first whispers of the coronavirus started reaching the United States, I wasn’t concerned. My freshman year of college, […]
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Clear Instructions
God gave clear instructions on what to do after the flood: give life, do not take it.
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God doesn’t forget us
No matter how much evil may abound, God promises His love.
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Tilling the Garden of Your Marriage
Springtime means gardens for many people. While my husband and I have tried our hand at vegetable gardens before, it […]
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God Loves Us: What Does That Really Mean?
God loves me first. Before I was even born, he knew my name, and he knew yours too. God loved […]
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Being a Heroic Husband is all About One Thing
My favorite scenes in action movies are when the protagonist begins training to defeat his/her foe. It is during this […]
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Feeling Wilted? Grow Some Roots
There once was a soybean farmer who was interviewed for his great harvest. Despite difficult growing conditions, he had managed […]
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God doesn’t forget us.
He loves us in spite of our worries and insecurities.
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Here’s How to be a Superhero Husband
Husband, never underestimate how much your wife craves your attention. A wife’s heart sings when her husband picks up on […]
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Tracing it Back
Because of our ancestors, we ALL have sin and are in need of a Savior.
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Jesus, Most Influential Life of All Time
On behalf of the family of Jesus, I would like to thank you for your expressions of love during this […]
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Life isn’t fair
No matter what you’ve done, what you’ve said or where you’ve been, reach out to God today.
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Here’s One Way God Changes us Through our Children
I once read a story about a kid that started a lawn mower with the oil cap loose. The kid […]
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Give God Your Best
They are doing these things because they know we want them to, not because they want to.
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It’s Better to Just Give up Your Pancakes – A Lesson in Generosity
There is within us a deep joy in giving. It’s beneath the layers of callouses and fears that plague our […]
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How Husbands can be Life-giving, Sacrificing, and Wife-Affirming Men
The quality of a man’s marriage life is based on his ability to die to himself. Healthy marriages are intentionally built on selflessness and […]
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We can’t do it
He provided a sacrifice. An innocent gave its life to cover the sins of mankind.
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You can run but You can’t hide
Christ died for you knowing you would be a sinner.
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Chaos of the Heart: Who’s Really in Control Here?
I recently read, “Heart chaos is the result of a worship disorder, not circumstances”. You see, my world is anything […]
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Is it Ever OK to Pull the Plug?
There are a growing number of people who are getting on the bandwagon to endorse euthanasia. Euthanasia may be defined […]
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An Honest, Truthful Conversation About an Emotional Topic
It is with a good dose of humility I wish to write a post on abortion. I desire for this […]
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I Think We Can All Agree: No More Killing Human Babies
Abortion is only a political issue because we’ve allowed it to become one. Every time I write about it, someone […]
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Addiction’s Grip and What Happens When You Surrender
“Life isn’t worth living without it.” Those six words spoken by my dad brought my world racing into high-definition focus […]
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Make Yourself Mentally Uncomfortable with Abortion
We humans are a funny breed, aren’t we? We often don’t get serious about something until we see it. For whatever reason, […]
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Three Ways to Rest
When we rest in God’s presence, He makes Himself known to us.
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Heroic Husbandry: Part One
The chief instinct of a man is self-preservation, self-promotion, and really just about anything self. We aim to serve our own […]
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Best for Last
We were set apart from every other living thing – not only were we given a voice to speak, but we were given a conscience and a soul. From the beginning, we were created with the ability to choose.
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4 Purposes of Marriage the World Doesn’t Talk About
Let’s face it, divorce is commonplace in America today and it almost seems rarer for a couple to stay together […]
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Avoiding the Vortex of Valentine’s Day
Want to know why? Because it’s the day where people compare themselves to others and standards are set by society […]