BOOK REVIEW | The Flavor of Our Hispanic Faith
The Flavor of Our Hispanic Faith by Karen Valentin and Edwin Aymat Christians share many common factors, but we’re all shaped by our cultural backgrounds. Culture plays an important role in how we worship and in our individual journeys of faith. Often the various faith practices are not represented or even acknowledged for that matter [...]
What A Girl Wants … What A Boy Needs (part 2)
What A Girl Wants … What A Boy Needs (part 2) by Tricia Goyer Dads and Daughters A dad’s relationship with his daughter will shape her life. A girl looks to her father in order to understand her own value. Here are specific needs every dad can meet: A Girl’s World. "Sometimes dads put the [...]
What A Girl Wants … What A Boy Needs (part 1)
What A Girl Wants … What A Boy Needs (part 1) by Tricia Goyer Moms look at their daughters and think, "a little me." They smile understandingly at the importance of pink, fuzzy pajamas and painted toes. The same thing happens when a father sides up to his son. Men know what brightens a boy’s [...]
The Virtue of Patience
The Virtue of Patience by Jim Hills Patience is a quiet virtue. No medal is stamped to recognize it; no fire chief or mayor or president makes a speech honoring its exercise. Like housecleaning, it is more noticeable “in the breach than in the observance.” Nevertheless, patience is a foundational element in the Christian character, [...]
A New Word to Describe Your Life: Peaceful
Helping women to live the gospel in their relationships through the new Women’s Study resource By Tara Barthel Do you desire peace but it is always just out of you reach? You are not alone. I’ve had the joy of serving thousands of Christian women and to date, not one has chosen the word peaceful [...]
Jesus Take the Wheel
This excerpt was posted with permission from Jesus Take the Wheel: 7 Keys to a Transformed Life with God by Stuart Migdon Pack the Car/Get Ready for the Journey “We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10) Introduction Where are you [...]
100 Ways to Simplify Your Life
The excerpt was posted with permission from 100 Ways to Simplify Your Life by Joyce Meyer Everyone has them: those days where nothing seems to get done, except maybe what you’ve added to your already lengthy to-do list. Are you tired most of the time? Are you spent? Do you find yourself wish- ing for [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Instructing a Child’s Heart
INSTRUCTING A CHILD’S HEART by Tedd & Margy Tripp INSRUCTING A CHILD’S HEART is chock full of wonderful material on how to instruct your child in the way he should go. The book is divided up into three sections: Part 1 – The Call to Formative Instruction covers three chapters, including the five goals for [...]
Is Your Child Living With A Missionary?
Is Your Child Living With A Missionary? by Deb Burton Maybe he should be. Various recent studies have shown that 85-88% of all children from evangelical homes will walk away from their faith when they graduate from high school. That number is staggering, especially when you consider that these are homes where the children are [...]
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