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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...

Bitterness or Joy? Do I Have a Choice?

Written by Johnathan Armstrong

Can we rise above our circumstances? How can we choose the way that leads to long-lasting happiness instead of misery, whatever life throws at us? Martha Washington once said, “I’ve...

Am I Moving Forward or Backward?

Written by Dawn Pratt

Our spiritual life intertwines with the worldly part of our existence every minute of every day. We are tested through trials great and small. But how we deal with those trials and what we learn and...

Set Apart for God

Written by Melody Hess

In this world, acceptance by peers seems to trump just about everything else. What does the Bible say about fitting in with the world as opposed to standing out for God? As we go about our daily...