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Letting a child go is a scary thing and when they hurt or they are killed or they go through a traumatic experience, it awful for the parent, so all we can do is ask that God be present and real for them.
by Tom Norvell
So many songs and so much talk about love these days for married folks is silly and not very helpful or real.
by Hal Runkel, LMFT
Tammy is brought to a deeper realization of just how important God's faithfulness is to her through her journey through life with her son's cancer.
by Tammy Marcelain
The Devil is a lion and we let him into our kitchens, our homes, by treating temptation as a little kitten rather than a roaring lion wanting to devour us.
by Byron Ware
Ron reminds of how hard change and new things are by talking about a move to a new school at a critical time. But, unless we risk and make changes, we will never find the life God longs to bring to us.
by Ron Rose
So often we don't try new things and stay stuck in our rut rather than seeing God's opportunities and call to be God's people.
by Mike Barres
Byron talks about the differences between men and women in marriage and compares them with bananas and avocados.
by Byron Ware
A skunk caught far from home is ushered home by a couple of volunteers and this reminds Patrick of how much God did to bring us home when we were far away and stunk spiritually.
by Patrick D. Odum
Selfishness is what really lies behind all of marriage problems and the devil wants to use selfish people and marriage problems to render the church ineffective.
by Byron Ware
Sometimes we trust too much in what we've learned in the past and things we have learned from our parents rather than seeking the truth ourselves and then living it.
by Russ Lawson
The real place Christmas happens is in our hearts, where love, joy, peace, and kindness are found.
by Charlotte Barres
Priceless memories that you make with those you love are far more valuable and enduring gifts than anything you can purchase with money.
by Teresa Bell Kindred
Russ finds out about a grandbaby because of a sonogram and the baby is wiggling around all over the place and reminds us that life begins in the mind of God.
by Russ Lawson
Sending thank you cards or notes can be such a powerful and special blessing to those who receive them and are just the kind of thing the Lord would have us do!
by Mary Lindow
Patrick Odum tells about a boy who shared his winnings with his father rather than spending it only on himself and the joy that this attitude brought the father and Patrick compares this to the joy we give our Father, God, when we share.
by Patrick D. Odum
Jerry visits and old warrior who cannot leave the battlefields of Normandy and can still remember as if it were yesterday leaving to go fight in World War II.
by Jerry McCaghren
With an onslaught of bad things happening over the last several weeks, Russ is holding on to hope and faith in God and the steadfast love of the Father.
by Russ Lawson
A simple road trip and quarreling kids leads to a reminder that we must all yield our hearts to the Lord as our "boss"!
by Russ Lawson
A child buys a car online because he has learned to imitate the actions of his mother on a computer and this is a powerful reminder that our kids are always watching us
by Alan Smith
How many things have we been putting off that need doing that remain undone?
by Joey Cope
We can cry out to God and know he hears us and that our children and our grandchildren's futures are in his hands.
by Tom Norvell
A grandchild celebrates birthday one and a grandmother celebrates birthday fifty and both rejoice in the gift of now.
by Teresa Bell Kindred
A kid who goes through a tantrum meltdown faces off with his mom who uses the scream free technique to help the child learn boundaries and not embarrass himself.
by Jenny Runkel
A trip to the beach and other vacation sites helps lead Patrick Odum to ask what he is not recognizing in his daily life where God's fingerprints and footprints can be found.
by Patrick D. Odum
Can a Christian father learn a lot about faith from his rappin' son and the rap he wrote to be sung at church?
by Bill Denton
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