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What Does “Home for the Holidays” Really Mean?
During the holiday season, we always hear about going home or other family members coming home. It got me thinking […]
A Life-Giving Home for the Holidays
During the holiday season, we always hear about going home or other family members coming home. It got me thinking […]
Five Ways to Cope With the Holidays When You’ve Lost a Loved One
Christmas is hard. Once you’ve lost someone you love, it’s bittersweet at best and terribly painful at worst. It’s a […]
When Culture Defines a Family
What happens when society redefines family? Our teenagers are sorting through the wounds of a generation’s idea that family is whatever […]
When Your “House” is on Fire
I have always struggled with my tongue. From arguing to sarcasm to sharp, cutting words. I have memorized and meditated […]
Three Ways to Parent Your Child’s Heart
I’m just a dad. I don’t have a PhD in parenting. I haven’t studied personality theory nor have I researched […]
Rescue From Rebellion
A salvation story doesn’t have to be R-rated to be powerful. We may not all be saved from a life […]
Mike and Laura Beth: From Brokenness to Mending by the Potter
Mike: Sin and Brokenness “…Looking back, I see there was no actual desire to pursue the things of God… Nonetheless, […]
5 Promises to You, My Daughter
Often when I put my daughter to bed I will not only pray with her, but I’ll catch myself repeating […]
25 Things Husbands Should Start Doing TODAY
The following list is a great way… …to start loving your wife… …in a way that makes her flourish! Have […]
Six Ways, Single Mom, to Embrace Your Story
We’ve all done it. Stayed up late folding laundry or baking cookies or otherwise serving our kids. We’ve also not done it. We’ve been […]
Sports, Competition and Four Rules on Perspective
It was probably there inside me just waiting to get out, something about myself I didn’t know was possible. When […]
Wine at the Wedding and A Future Miracle
John 2:1-10 chronologically records the first miracle recorded in the Bible that Jesus performed: Turning water into wine at a […]
“You Heard Her”: The Power of a Praying Mom
I recently wrote that Augustine, though raised by his Christian mother to love Jesus, was not a Christian for a […]
The Question Is NOT, “When Do Boys Become Men?
Shaping our boys is a daunting challenge. It’s one that lies heavy on every parent’s heart. I know it burdens […]
The Birth of a Lioness
My whole life changed when I realized something as a young mama: Church was not enough. I know, I know […]
The Gospel is Your Redo Button
Have you ever wished for a “Redo” button? Have you ever had a day that started off so completely on […]
Want to Feel Full? Pray This Prayer.
Around 9:00 every night, my dog Duke stares longingly up at the cabinet above my husband’s recliner. He knows exactly […]
Divorce: Beauty From Ashes
Divorce. In American society, it has become the norm. In fact, the United States has the sixth highest divorce rate […]
Purpose in Pain
Divorce. It’s an ugly word, isn’t it? And yet in American society, it has become the norm. In fact, the […]
Doubts Come Like a Thief in the Night
In 1972 the rapture movie A Thief in the Night was released, but I didn’t see it in a theater. I saw […]
What is the Purpose of Life?
The Bible Confirms Our Struggle The author of Ecclesiastes says that life is “meaningless” almost forty times over the twelve […]
Don’t Put God in a Box
On March 3, 2003 (3/3/3), my cousin Kevin and his wife Beth became parents for the first time when their […]
Giving God Control
The day my oldest daughter gave birth is a day forever imprinted in my memory. Since he was the first […]
Three Reasons Your Prayers Should Always Include Praise
My wife and I are old school. We try really hard to teach our three daughters their manners. We believe […]
Part Two: Free From Pornography For Good
Pornography is a deadly mistress. She stands poised with promises, willing and ready at a moment’s notice. She strikes unexpectedly, […]
Part One: The Prominence of Pornography
Pornography addiction is most assuredly an androgynous affair, but for men in particular, the stimulus from pornography activates parts of […]
How to Control Your FOMO Once and for All
FOMO (the “fear of missing out”) is a real thing, and it’s more intense than ever. We’re afraid we’ll miss […]
Four Practical Lessons from Job’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Have you ever had a day that goes something like this: You are trying to leave for work and the […]
Your Marriage May Be Falling Apart
t I remember very clearly the day God showed me an important truth about my relationship with him. I’m either actively […]
How to be Content in Three Acts (#1 of 3)
First Timothy 6:6-10 says, ”But godliness with contentment is great gain.For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing […]
Tips From the Must Have Parenting Handbook
Dr. Spock. Neuropsychology. Behavior modification. Brain science. Energy profiling (huh??). With the plethora of books, blogs, and methods on parenting […]
The Real Truth About Real Men
There are countless voices in our culture ringing through the air with definitions of what men should be like in […]
He’s Already There
Searching… My email is like the pit of despair. I keep everything, you know, just in case. Like all the […]
Letter to the Class of 2019
Dear high school graduate, I see your smiling face, your parents’ arms thrown around you, hugging you tightly, and I […]
Graduations & Yanking the Rug
Eighteen years…Eighteen years and two months to be exact. That should have been plenty of time to prepare for what […]
Hi, I’m Lori. I’m infertile. I’m a mom.
“Mrs. Cline” the lady behind the receptionist desk called out. I walked up and answered, “Yes.” “Are you here for […]
Responsibility Made Me Do It
It was around 1:00 in the morning when I was jarred awake by my wife slapping me in the chest […]
Say It Isn’t So…
Last week’s revelation that fifty people had been charged in scams to get their kids into colleges illegally did not […]
Celebrating the Greatest Love
Nafisa Morris is a young widow who writes Rekindling Joy, a blog that encourages others who have suffered similar losses. Her […]