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• A Grieving Family's Courage
How can there be hope in such heartbreak?
• Seven Tips to being an Awesome Husband
Really, do these actually work and can I actually do them?
• I Blew It... Again!
What happens when Mt. Momma erupts?
• Making God Look Good, Regardless
What, even in bad times make God look good!
• 'In Jesus' Name, All Girls!'
Sometimes when kids get it wrong, they get it right!
• Free to Serve
Set free and yet we still serve?
• True Freedom?
How much stuff makes us free?
• It Doesn't Require Better Skills
What's your excuse?
• Loving God
What better gift can you give to the Creator of the universe?
• Power to Change People
Can anything change our decaying culture for the better?
• Beyond Parental Neglect
So where do the kids fit in on your New Year's list?
• Living Simply
Where are you going to find real peace?
• Vulnerable God
What touches you most about Jesus?
• The Person in the Mirror
How are you doing at this important dimension of love?
• Chosen by God!
Imagine never being picked last!
• Free to Serve
If I am free, why would I want to be a servant?
• Leaving a Legacy of Faith
What can we really leave our children?
• Leaving the Past, Living the Kingdom
How can I escape my past?
• Losing Control
What's the ultimate loss of control?
• Almost Persuaded?
How long can we put it off?
• Married Singles
How do we get past the isolation?
• Never Too Late
How do you know there is still time to make a difference?
• What's Really Important
How do you know the difference?
• Tragedy Can Bring Awareness
What good can come out of this kind of mess?
• The Care and Feeding of Christian Servants
Why do we not take care of ourselves in our service to others?
• Perseverance
How did the snail get on the ark?
• Become a Builder
Why tear down when you can build others up?
• Words, Words, Words
Looking to put the spin on something, then learn from this!
• Sharing the Story of Our Lives
With whom have you shared your story?
• Be Intentional about What Matters Most
What is really most important in your family?`
• Upside Down is Right Side Up
Jesus really could stire things up, couldn't he?
• Become a Builder
Why tear someone up when you can help them get on track?
• Getting Out of Trouble
How in the world are you going to get out of this mess?
• Patience ... My Left Foot!
How much do you really have?
• Good Things from Bad Situations?
Came something good come from bad situations?
• Facing Reality?
Most folks just don't want to think about this, but they're going to have to do so!
• Selfishness Destroys a Home
What is the real homewrecker?
• Distracted
Are you too busy to find God in the ordinary?
• How Much Does He Know?
Does God really know all about me?
• Divorce and Stress in Children
How can we help our children long-term?
• Take off the Fireman's Hat!
What's the big rush, anyway?
• A Sabbath Rest
Do you rest at least one day per week?
• Gentle Moments
Are you taking advantage of the gentle moments?
• The Real Thing
Do you have anything that is really genuine?
• The Other Side of 'Tragedy'
What good thing can come out of bad things?
• Help from God's Family
Who can help better than the government?
• More than Death and Taxes
You have anything more going for you than just living to pay taxes?
• Reasons to Hang in There
How can you keep holding on and believing?
• Sticking with God's Ideal
Why do we not fight harder to stick with God's ideal?
• Don't Be Deceived
Get this and don't be misled.
• No Two Are Alike
No matter how different, each is important to the family!
• Anxious Hearts
What are you worried about?
• Divorce and Children
Is it really that big a deal?
• The Truth about Happiness
Can you handle the truth?
• With Jesus, Things Happen!
Don't you want to see this?
• Love Words
How sloppy are you with your words for affection?
• Good for You!
So is marriage really that big an improvement?
• Right Priorities
How are you going getting your life in proper order?
• Filling the Vacuum
What are you putting in the empty places of their lives?
• Family Mission?
What in the world are you living for, anyway?
• The Sound of Surprise
What does life sound like in your world?
• The Freshness of Forgiveness
Can anything be this fresh?
• The Greatest Gift to Give
What could be greater than the gift you've already bought them?
• The Astonishing Christ
Everything about Jesus is astonishing!
• No Rest, No Gain
Can you really get more fit by resting?
• The Judging Business
What right do we have to pass judgement on anyone else?
• Tough Times Toughen
Wow, tough times can be hard, but is there a payoff to them?
• Persistence
Will you hang in there when things are tough to do?
• What's Good for Soul and Body
What in the world does soulwork have to do with our bodies?
• Seeking God
What god are you seeking?
• Sausage Over Souls
Why in the world would anyone choose sausage over a life being changed?
• Removing the Selfish Part of Me
Why do we keep hanging on to what destroys us?
• Learning the Skill of Communication
How well are you at listening and being heard?
• The Greatest Miracle of All
What's the greatest miracle you have seen?
• What's in It for Me?
Should we even ask this question?
• It Is Finished
How can we complete all that we were meant to accomplish?
• My Mistakes
How much of my mess can God actually forgive?
• Now is the Time
How long do you really think you have?
• Spiritual Immunity
Can we actually help our families and our friends become immune to ungodliness?
• Beyond the Tummy Tuck
Now how much do you REALLY like it?
• Ministering to Our Friends
How do we make life among our friends more enjoyable?
• The Greatest Miracle of All
What is the greatest blessing that we have in Christ?
• Growth and Change
Are you ready to grow and be changed?
• People Count Most
How much stuff do you own and have in your garage?
• Free to Be Authentic
Are you truly free?
• Being Transparent
How open are you to others who want to bless you?
• Seize Today
Why are you putting so much stuff off?
• Walk Your Talk
Will you put your life where your mouth is?
• Romantic Love
What can help me overcome the boredom in my relationships?
• Do Something for Someone Else
What are you doing for someone else these days?
• Babysitters for God
How do you view your responsibility to raise your kids in the Lord?
• Love is Learned
Can you see how God loves you as you hold a child in your arms?
• Respecting Mom
Have you given her the respect and appreciation she deserves?
• Mother's Love
Do you really understand how important a mother's love truly is?
• The Long March
Do you have goals that make your life's hardships worthwhile?
• Five to One
How frequently are you affirming your kid?
• Imprint
How has he left his imprint on you?
• Living vs. Life
What's the difference between making a living and making a life?
• Our Social Ills
What can cure the real problems in our souls?
• Life Balance
Are you too hard on yourself?
• The Definition of a Real Leader
What makes someone a true leader?
• Vulnerable God
What makes God's love so irresistable?
• It's a Process
Don't give up on the changes that need to occur!
• Trust Him!
Will we trust him even if he doesn't live up to our expectations?
• Change and Growth
What motivates us to change and growth?
• Live Simply
How simply can you live?
• Way of God's Blessing
Have you turned to God's way of blessing?
• Whatever Became of Sin?
Have you lost the source of absolute standards in your life?
• The Inner Self
What are you doing for the inside?
• Celebrate!
Do you welcome each day with joy?
• Good People
Good, or godly?
• Both Lives
Christianity helps on both sides of eternity.
• Moments of Glory
Do we have the right expectations?
• We've Come a Long Way!
Computers have advanced, and with them our ability to touch the lives of others.
• Planning Fallacy
When will we learn?
• Godly Character
It's the foundational concept.
• Heart Monitor
Is your heart right?
• Ready Position
Are you ready?
• Now That's Love
He knows us, and he still love us.
• Never Alone
You don't have to be alone.
• Good For You
Marriage prolongs life.
• Spiritual Immunity
How can we be unaffected by sin?
• Thirsty in the Rain
Some folks just don't get it.
• God Will Come
Don't be discouraged... it takes time!
• The Greatest Miracle
Which one was the greatest?
• Celebrate!
Every day is a holiday.
• Look Up
What would you see through God's eyes?
• On Your Knees
What do you do in times of trouble?
• Seize Today
Does putting thing off make them better? No way.
• God's Power in You
It's not your equipment. You are the equipment.
• Sausage Over Souls
Which would you choose?
• Longing for Friendship
We all need it.
• Write a Note
Bless someone every day.
• The Jesus Imprint
He did make an impression.
• Desire for Perfection
Don't let it weigh you down.
• Live Simply
It's simple -- and tough.
• Principles for Life
Are we living by first-century principles?
• The Truth About Happiness
You'll be amazed.
• Become a Builder
Will you build up or tear down His church?
• Love Is Learned
Thank God for his model of love.
• Book of the Week
Make reading a habit.
• Quality Time
Quantity begets quality.
• How Do You Spend Time?
Do your priorities match up?
• What God Desires
His way works.
• One Mom and One Dad
His plan is best.
• Growth and Change
What motivates you to change?
• Tough Times Toughen
It may be painful, but it can bring about good, too.
• Recreation and Relaxation
Take a break.
• God of Diversity
Jesus mixed with a very unusual crowd.
• Time With Your Child
Give them the most precious gift.
• It's a Process
Take small steps...
• Frustration
Just forget about it!
• Fear in Death
Life begins with dying to self.
• Back Burner Living
Let your life simmer.
• Free to Serve
The little things matter.
• Death is Facing Reality
A funeral can put things in perspective.
• The Big Picture
Can you see it?
• Extraordinary God
The ruler of the universe defies explanation.
• Vulnerable God
He's approachable and honest.
• Distracted God
Jesus didn’t stick to the schedule.
• Mistakes
Thank God for forgiveness!
• A Life Worth Living
God makes a dramatic difference.
• What’s In It For Me?
Are you focused on the right things?
• With Jesus Things Happen
Wherever he went, crazy things happened.
• We’re Like Eggs
Are you an egg? Or a bird?
• Loving God
How can we show our love?
• Hugs & Kisses
Affection can't be underestimated.
• Failure Demands an Explanation
Learn from your mistakes.
• Expectations of Jesus
He's always surprising.
• What Was God Like?
Why are there so many unanswered questions about Jesus?
• Finding Peace
Jesus holds it together.
• Never Too Late
• Do We Matter to God?
Does he see as we see?
• Patience
An attitude of patience can make a big difference.
• Being Transparent
Let yourself be known.
• Wisdom for Everyday Living
Put daily Bible study on your to-do list.
• Perseverance
“Consider it pure joy…”
• Now’s the Time
Why wait to say what needs to be said?
• God Wants You to Succeed
He didn't put you here to fail.
• It is Finished
Can you finish?
• An Incarnation
How else would we know?
• Long March
Attitude makes the difference.
• From the Outside In
We’ve got it backwards.
• Life is Not an Emergency
Are you rushing it?
• Desire for Perfection
Don’t let it weigh you down.
• Mother’s Love
Biology confirms its importance!
• Paint and Stain
There’s an important difference.
• Death and Taxes
Death, where is your sting?
• The Sound of Surprise
Can you play along?
• Parents and Religion
It makes a difference.
• True Freedom
Find it in Jesus.
• Genuine and Authentic
Be free to be yourself.
• Personal Well Being
Take care of yourself, too.
• Living vs. Life
Are you making a living? Or a life?
• Reacting Without Thinking
Do we consider the long term?
• Attractiveness
What makes you desirable?
• God’s Family Ideal
More evidence against divorce.
• Folly of Fools
Be wise.
• Think!
Carelessness costs too much.
• Generous People
There is a difference.
• The Real Thing
There is something of ultimate value.
• Particular People
You can’t just love in the abstract.
• The Gift of Time
It’s a precious thing to give.
• Presents or Presence
They need you more than a Barbie.
• Consumerism
I’d like to buy the world a Coke...
• True Wisdom
Whatever it cost, get wisdom!
• Important Things
Focus on the weightier matters.
• Mature Love
It's not cute, but it's strong.
• Anxious Hearts
We can have confidence in him.
• Forever the Same
God is trustworthy.
• God Meets Our Needs
He takes care of us better than we can.
• Confirmed Optimist
How did he bounce back? How did he use the tragedy?
• Babysitters for God
Children are just gifts from above.
• Learning from Kids
They can teach us valuable lessons.
• Good Luck/Bad Luck
Do you believe in luck?
• The Inward Self
Find the beauty that never fades.
• Glasses of Love
The prescription we need for correct vision.
• Rules and Recognition
Two things kids need.
• Being Nice
It’s free!
• Life Balance
Keep your balance!
• Clumsy & Ugly
Jesus always chooses us.
• Slow Down
If you go to fast, you’ll miss something!
• Learning from the Past
Apply what you’ve learned.
• Persistence
Keep on keeping on.
• A Big Choice
There are only two options: yes and no.
• The Stick-Together Generation
After war and deprivation and depression, marriage was a breeze.
• God’s Creation
We’re not ready.
• Confessing Faults
It will be a load off your shoulders.
• The Purpose and Meaning of Faith
It’s not just life-after-death, it’s life!
• Heritage for Children
What will you pass on to them?
• Trouble
It’s easier to stay out it of than to get out of it.
• Sizing People Up
What are you looking at?
• Parental Neglect
Good or bad, it all starts at home.
• God Knows Us
And He still loves us!
• Keep Your Priorities Right
Staying balanced can pay off.
• Respecting Mom
Thank God for moms!
• Priorities
We can all use some healthy reevaluation.
• The Value of a Friend
The value of connected lives.
• Divorce and Children
Avoid the tragedy.
• Help from God’s Family
God’s people know what should be done.
• TV DOES Have an Impact
Don’t we understand this yet?!
• Pre-Marriage Counseling
It's a great idea because it works!
• We Need Realistic Limits
Boundaries give security.
• Change
It’s never too late.
• No Rest, No Gain
Even God took a break.
• God’s Power is Changing People
...and families, and communities...
• God’s Love
Quite a bit better than what we’re used to.
• The Definition of a Leader
Our definition should be different.
• Forgiveness
Can you forgive and forget?
• Facing the Uncertainties
Hedge your bets with faith, hope and love.
• What is Fatal Thinking?
Thinking like this can only crush our children.
• Outlining Four Priorities
Maybe it's a good time to reevaluate your priorities.
• Living Better
What are the secrets to a long life?
• Do Something for Someone Else
Helping others may be the best thing for you.
• Two Tired Parents
Is it for the right reasons?
• Double Talk
Stick with God’s principle for communication.
• Linguistic Swindling
Say what you mean, mean what you say.
• What’s Good for the Soul and Body
Belief is good for you spiritually and physically.
• Intentional Families
Decide to be in God’s family.
• What Stress Can Do To You
Don't worry about tomorrow!
• Real Servants
Jesus inspires service.
• Protection, Family and Love
Are you getting these basic needs met?
• Society’s Most Effective Weapon
Society needs to rediscover God.
• Can’t Have Your Cake and Eat It
Jesus pulls one direction, the world pulls another.
• Learn to Listen Completely
Open your ears and your heart.
• Prioritize Your Family
It’s not too late.
• Television Can Be Harmful
Would it be too crazy to just turn it off?
• The “Something for Nothing” Attitude
It just doesn’t work.
• Housework IS Important
Guys don’t want to hear it, but it’s true.
• Divorce Creates Stress
And do we really need more?
• The Effects of Broken Families
It matters.
• The Importance of Human Life
Isn’t worth a whole lot more?
• No-Fault Divorce Law
Hurray for Michigan!
• Sabbath Rest
Let go and let God.
• Who Are At Risk?
God says it, research backs it up.
• Who Can Cure Our Social Ills?
Not talk. Not money.
• Developing Strong Character
Tough!
• Character—Something You Have
…and hang onto.
• The Good News About Marriage
Let’s hear it!
• Trusting God
Even when things don’t make “sense.”
• Where are YOU Spending Your Time?
Hopefully, with your children.
• Five to One
Discipline, but with love, too.
• Whatever Became of Sin?
Some things are right, some are wrong.
• Replacing Negatives with Postives
Give your children an alternative to the world.
• The Other Side of Tragedy
It always has another side.
• Don’t Worry About Tomorrow
One day at a time…
• Time for the Family
Take it! Make it!
• The Model and Message
They go hand in hand.
• Teaching Good Manners
Your kids should be seen in the best possible light.
• Tragedy Can Bring Awareness
Let it open our eyes.
• The Great Gift of Encouragement
It’s affordable and powerful.
• Married Singles
Truly become one.
• Bone of My Bone
Adam tried it and it didn’t work. Learn from him!
• Consideration is "Sweet Talk"
Thoughtfulness? Consideration? Oops, I forgot about that…
• Removing the Selfish Part of Me
Get that beam out!
• What is Your Family’s Mission Statement?
Make spiritual as well as physical and financial goals.
• The Dynamic of Shared Concerns
Find someone special you can share with.
• Single-Minded
Focus and become more effective.
• Be Intentional About What's Important
Good families don’t just happen.
• The Best Investments Parents Can Make
And it’s not an IRA, CD, 401K, etc.
• Gentle Moments
Set aside time to cherish.
• Smile, You’re on Candid Camera
Your kids are watching you…what message are you sending?
• What Are Your Priorities of Life?
Is it important? Or just urgent?
• Maintaining a Rich Relationship with God
The essential element we need to nourish our spirits.
• Conversational Prayer
One of the best tools for building a relationship.
• Unconditional Commitment
Make the kind of commitment you can take to the bank!
• Learning the Skill of Communication
Good communication is the foundation of a good relationship.
• Spending Time Where it Counts
Build your relationship over time.
• Commitment in the Midst of Conflict
Keep the commitment. Always.
• Romantic Love
Romantic love springs from commitment
• I Love You
Find out about real Christian love.
• Ministering to Our Friends
Find strength—and love—in friendships.
• The Judging Business
God knows our hearts, and still loves us!
• A Grudge Against God
No matter what your pain, don’t hold it against God!
• What You Think of Yourself is Important
As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.
• A Confidant is Priceless
If you have one, treasure them.
• Who’s Your Best Friend?
The answer may say a lot about your relationship.
• Walk Your Talk
Live the life you profess.
• Men, Know Your Family
To lead them, you must understand them.
• Providing for the Family
And it isn’t just money…
• What Wives Really Want
What do you think it might be?
• Selfishness and Immaturity Destroy a Home
Put your family on a firm foundation.
• No Two are Alike
Know the differences in your children.
• Making a Complete Whole
Both partners have something to offer.
• Unconditional Acceptance
Jesus practiced it, and we should too.
• Start Dating Your Wife Again
Make things new all over again.
• Children—A Heritage From the Lord
Parents are blessed beyond compare.
• Love Is...
Well…read the article and find out!
• Balancing Priorities
Work vs. Family. What’s the score?
• Significant Heroes
Who are your heroes?
• No Graven Images
Visuals can be powerful…is TV our new idol?
• Seeking God
God wants you to find Him.
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