No Exemplary Families

In Like Dew Your Youth, Eugene H. Peterson writes:

A search of Scripture turns up one rather surprising truth: there are no exemplary families. Not a single ...

Father and Son

In Leadership, pastor and author Stu Weber writes:

My youngest son is the third of three boys. The first two are high-powered; the third is not any less ...

Humble in Death

I've been blessed by some truly humble people. One I remember most is Joan Hollister Gilbert. Joan was a delightful person who had a long, difficult, ...

Sacrificial Giving

In 1908, Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton headed an Antarctic expedition attempting to reach the South Pole. They came closer than any before but, 97 ...

Technology Out-of-Control

10 Signs Your Life Is Getting out of Control

1. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three. 2. You (text your son’s phone) ...

Yearning for Romance

According to Harlequin publishing house, which has been in the romance business for 70 years, more than 131 million romance novels are purchased each ...

Men's Rules for Women

In the Chicago Tribune, Cheryl Lavin writes about the rules guys wish girls followed. Here is a sampling of 17:

1. If you ask a question you don't really want an answer to, expect an answer you didn't want to hear.

Quality versus Quantity Time

During morning devotions with his two young daughters, our family friend, Bill Cage, realized he hadn't been spending as much time with his girls ...

Absent Dad

Not long ago, my family and I had the privilege of going on a cruise. As I sat on the deck drinking coffee, I overheard a heartbreaking conversation between ...

A Kind Interruption

One Sunday at my church, the choir had finished singing the anthem and the pastor was rising to deliver the message. It was a moment of holy expectation. ...