“Don’t be obsessed with getting more material things. Be relaxed with what you have. Since God assured us, ‘I’ll never let you down, never walk off and leave you…’” —Hebrews 13:5, The Message 1. Teach them develop good spending habits while …
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Becoming a Hope-Giver
I'm from a tiny little town in Southwestern Virginia. Living in a one-stoplight town that still has trouble picking up a local Christian Radio station, I grew up listening to country music and the year’s top 40s. I didn't even know Contemporary Christian music existed …
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Worrier vs. Warrior
When my daughter graduated, my husband turned into what I considered to be a “Nazi” parent. He was adamant that she move out and stretch her wings. My daughter was terrified and cried buckets of tears. So did I, actually. She tried …
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Outward Behavior vs. Inward Transformation
It doesn’t matter whether we have been circumcised or not. What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation. (Galatians 6:15) I hate to admit it, but I used to spend a substantial amount of time trying to get my children …
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Training Up Your Teen
Is it too late to train up your teen? One thing that we've been doing in our home lately is training our new dog, Toby, a one year old golden retriever. I knew this process was going to require a sacrifice of time, but …
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Jesus Wants You to Run
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, …
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