by Amber Lia “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.” Proverbs 17:22 It was a happy moment. All...

by Samantha Decker With tired eyes, sagging shoulders, and an aching lower back, I placed the computer on top of my seven-month pregnant...

by Hallie Dye Several summers ago, we joined a gym. I promise it is first and foremost a gym, but I’ll be honest—the pool, the splash...

by Tricia Goyer and Leslie Nunnery Have you ever experienced something like this? Picture a sunny Saturday afternoon, the park buzzing...

by Carey Scott “Sell your material possessions, and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves wallets that don’t wear out! Make a...

by Laura Wifler Susanna Wesley had eleven children and still found time to pray. You may have never heard of her, but you may have heard...

by Arlene Pellicane God created humans with one mouth and two ears. You might say it is a visual reminder that listening is more...

by Hilary Bernstein Rest and relief aren’t always associated with our homes or our hearts, are they? We get so caught up thinking about...

by Sally Clarkson As I enter my seventies, I reflect with gratitude on my four children and growing number of grandchildren. Watching my...

by Jessie Minassian I’ll never forget the first time I heard it. I was speaking to a group of teen girls in Texas, and when the Q&A time...

by Emily A. Jensen and Laura Wifler   Over the last decade, the two of us (Emily and Laura) have embarked on our own journeys to...

by Hillary Morgan Ferrer & Julie Loos   When women pray, it’s often for other people. We pray for our husbands, for our children, for our...

by Dr. Gary Chapman and Dr. Ross Campbell   How would you describe your relationship with your adult child? Your answer to this question...

by Rachel Gilson Once you start looking in the Bible for the reality of a discipleship that is costly but rewarding, you will find it all...

by Cameron Lee Small There was a time when I cried out for my mom. And a time when she didn’t answer back. Permanently. “Omma!!” . . ....

by Aarti Sequeira The past few years have drained my joy. We bid adieu to our hometown of twenty years. The reemergence of a health issue...

by Melissa B. Kruger From the beginning of parenthood, often while babies are growing in the womb, we begin to imagine the life we want...

by Dr. Laurel Shaler As we pulled up to a house with the longest driveway I’d ever seen, I noticed a pony meandering through the large...

by Sandra Kay Chambers “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully...

by Lee Ann Mancini A vital aspect of effective parenting is understanding the process of transforming a sinful heart into one that is...