DEVOTION: When you take time to nurture oneness with your spouse, you honor God and experience the fullness and blessings that God designed for a married couple to enjoy!
Take time now. Read through the following ideas. Set aside five minutes and pray, “Lord, how can I express my love today?”
“Yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also” (Luke 2:22-35). Mary’s path as the mother of Jesus had many precious moments and held many sacred memories. But that path had its pain, too, as she witnessed people’s violent reactions to Jesus and His message. And in the fullness of time – God’s preordained, […]
If you’re an overwhelmed mom, may I encourage you? Spend time finding comfort through your Bible and prayer. Make this time a priority — and a necessity. Ask for God’s grace to just stop, leave the messes alone, and look to Him for His patience and for a quiet spirit.
Everyone’s been in situations where there’s strife and malice with others. And it can be so easy to succumb to our negative emotions and actively engage in the conflict. Thank God for His peace!
Everyone has their favorite Christmas stories—you know, the ones that just pop into your mind when you think “Christmas.” I have several! One is from when I was young, and our family received a little puppy. His mother had milk fever, and he had to be fed with an eye dropper. Because he came to our home on Christmas Day, we—of course–named him Chris!
I’ve heard many sermons and read many books that tell the tale of a dozen misfits that we admonish as biblical heroes; the apostles. None more clearly demonstrate to us just how human these men of God were than the Bible itself. Read about how Jesus used Peter’s strengths and weaknesses in the Bible.
A forgiven sinner, David, the “man after God’s own heart” wrote many poignant psalms, including songs that express his passionate outpouring of confession, a contrite spirit, and the sparkling brilliance of joy. Can you imagine that this tragic trial was a part of the brilliance of joy— a mortal illness taking a newborn child due […]
As I’ve listened to others — and to my own heart and mind — I’ve realized that crippling fear comes to us for a variety of reasons. Here’s a handful of fears…and I’m sure you can add to the list! What if I never get married? What if my spouse dies? What if I get […]
Read Part 1: The Future is in His Hands on Elizabeth & Jim George.
Would your family say you are generally more happy or more grumpy? Do you smile or scowl? Share kind words with a soft tone … or YELL more often than not?
We can help set the tone of our home with our actions and attitude. Here’s how.
What the world needs now is love … God’s kind of love, which goes against all our normal tendencies and is directed toward others. If this is what the world needs, Christians have to be have it and share it. Here’s how to do both.