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November is National Adoption Month, so I want to do something special in this space to observe the occasion. Throughout the month, I’ll be highlighting adoption stories – the experiences of real-life families who have taken that leap of faith of welcoming someone new as their own.
Through these first-hand accounts you’ll see God supernaturally moving in the lives of very normal people. These are men and women just like you and me – people who might have feared the prospect of adoption.
Continue ReadingTopics: Family and Home Tags: adoption, faith, family, kids, wife
God is sometimes more glorified when He walks us through something rather than when He delivers us from something.
Such is the case for Julie Manning, a young mom who lives with a chronic heart problem that could result in cardiac arrest at any moment. “There are hundreds of times a day,” she explains, “that I’m reminded that my life is not my own, and Jesus can take it.”
God could heal her – but He hasn’t.
Continue ReadingTopics: Family and Home Tags: faith
Halloween is a volatile topic with many Christians, and for good reason. Its origins are pagan and disturbing. And yet, it seems to be growing in popularity on all fronts. From plastic front-lawn tombstones to inflatable monsters (and all the candy), Americans are expected to spend nearly $7 billion this year on the holiday.
Seven billion!
Nevertheless, when it comes to Oct. 31, as a Christian, you probably fall into one of three camps.
1. Enjoy It
You grew up trick-or-treating and wearing the Superman costume.
Continue ReadingTopics: Current Events Tags: faith, family, humor, pop culture
It’s hard to believe the holiday season is right around the corner. In an effort to combat the overly materialistic hue Christmas has taken on, some commentators will bemoan the tradition of gift-giving.
I won’t be one of them.
Don’t get me wrong – I agree that, far too often, we’ve allowed Christmas to become what it’s not. It’s obviously not about running over fallen shoppers to get the “it” toy for a son or daughter.
Continue ReadingTopics: Family and Home Tags: faith, kids, relationships, religious liberty
Have you ever noticed how culture glorifies multi-tasking and busyness? Lately, it seems we’re trying to accomplish more than ever in shorter and shorter periods of time. We buy faster and more efficient technology and install apps on our phones in the hopes of getting ahead.
In fact, some will even admit to a rush that comes from simultaneously answering emails, talking on the phone and scanning Facebook.
But what happens when we do all of this from the kitchen countertop as we serve our children their morning cereal?
Continue ReadingTopics: Family and Home Tags: faith, pop culture, technology
Remember “The Bible” miniseries that was broadcast on The History Channel last spring?
Well, it’s now up for a People’s Choice Award in the category of “Favorite TV Movie/Miniseries.”
Nearly 100 million people tuned in to see it, and it’s the top-selling miniseries in Blue-Ray history. But that’s not the greatest success producers Mark Burnett and his wife Roma Downey achieved through their cinematic telling of major biblical stories.
From the beginning, Mark and Roma were very open about their big hope for the miniseries: to “affect a new generation of viewers and draw them back to the Bible.”
The Burnetts were inundated with stories from viewers who were blessed and encouraged to dust off and read their Bibles as a result of watching the five-part series.
Continue ReadingTopics: Family and Home Tags: entertainment, events, family
Chances are you’ve probably read a book by Christian author Jerry Jenkins. He’s written more than 180 books, 16 of which have landed on the New York Times bestseller list. His books include the Left Behind series, which has sold more than 63 million copies. His writing has appeared in Time, Reader’s Digest, Parade and Guideposts. In addition, Jenkins owns a filmmaking company, the Christian Writers Guild and he owns a publishing company.
Well, Jerry Jenkins sure seems like a busy man – most top professionals are.
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In my role as the executive director of the Focus Leadership Institute, I try to impart practical life principles to college students. These young men and women enroll because they want to learn how to best serve their families, churches and the culture.
Each semester, we discuss a myriad of things, but if I had to boil it all down, I’d say most of our discussions revolve around two main themes:
You can’t serve well if your thinking isn’t right
Right thinking starts with using Scripture as the singular authoritative truth for how we live.
Continue ReadingTopics: Family and Home Tags: family, pro-life
If you’re the parent of a toddler, you might feel like you’re too tired and busy to even think about sex with your spouse – and for good reason. Your sleep schedule is off. Work levels around the house are at an all-time high. If all that isn’t enough, there’s still a rambunctious toddler – or toddlers – that needs to be cared for, played with, loved on, and disciplined.
With all that’s going on, it might be tempting for some, especially moms, to view sex as merely another item on a never-ending to-do list.
Continue ReadingTopics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, intimacy, sex
Today I’m sharing a piece by Alliance Defending Freedom’s senior opinion editor and writer, AWR Hawkins. As you may know, ADF is on the forefront of the effort to preserve the timeless, universal, and unique institution of marriage. In this piece, Hawkins makes the case for the lifelong union of a husband and wife.
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Home is a place with a function. It is the roof under which Mom and Dad, together in marriage, ground and raise a family.
Continue ReadingTopics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, husband, parenting, wife
Jim Daly is a husband, father and President of Focus on the Family and host of its National Radio Hall of Fame broadcast. His blog, Daly Focus, is full of timely commentary and wisdom designed to help you navigate and understand today’s culture. His latest book is Marriage Done Right.Home
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