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Picky Eaters? I’m an Expert!

Written by Becky Bennett

While I do not claim to be an expert on any other parenting subject, I do claim expertise on picky eating! In fact, I’ve been the go-to person in the family for advice on picky eaters since...

Where True Leadership Starts

Written by Joshua Travers

“He that would govern others, first should be master of himself”—Philip Massinger. When you picture a true leader, what do you see? The average person pictures a good leader as...

Our Spiritual Diet: Eat Your Cow!

Written by Johnathan Armstrong

The Bible talks about spiritual milk and spiritual meat. Many people don’t get either, and some try to live on only one or the other. But in our spiritual development, we need both. What do...

Hands-On Money Management: Allowing for Allowances

Written by Becky Bennett

So many areas of child development take time. But one area that seems to develop with amazing quickness is a desire for things! “I want …” is one of the earliest phrases children...

Some Personal Bible Study Ideas

Written by Eddie Foster

The Bible provides a reason for our existence, a guide for true happiness in physical life, the way to eternal spiritual life and countless other practical truths. With so much to learn, personal...

Even Total Strangers Are Watching You

Written by Christa Miller

What kind of influence do you want to be? Whether we think about it or not, whether we like it or not, what we do and say has a lasting impact on others. Our example counts. When I was in third...

The Past: Escape From the Present or Preparation for the Future?

Written by Pam Rehm

Some people seem mesmerized with nostalgia for the past for no purpose; others seek to apply its lessons to today and tomorrow. On a recent trip to visit our daughter in Fort Worth, Texas, we took...

How Do We Apply Balance in Raising Children?

Written by Paul Suckling

Correction and discipline are important and sensitive subjects in parenting. Extremes have caused untold damage, leading to invasive national laws. How can parents apply a biblical balance in this...

Abandoned but Not Forgotten

Written by Karen Meeker

I found the television interview powerfully disturbing. But the determination of two courageous women to triumph over such grievous emotional wounds, plus God’s profound promises, gave me...