Home Life by Bev and Phil Haas A couple we know have perfect children—or so it seems to us. Unlike our kids, their kids rarely get into trouble and always do what their parents say. Where did we go wrong? Let’s begin by acknowledging no child is perfect regardless of how it may appear […]
Where You Live for August 7, 2011
by Dan Lentz 1. List three things your parents did when raising you that you definitely didn’t or wouldn’t plan to do with your own kids. Now list three things your parents did when raising you that you definitely did or will plan to do with your children. Read Judges 13:1-8, 24, 25. 2. Israel […]
The Heart of a Leader
by Sharon Nickerson It all started with a broken heart—a broken heart for God and his people. With that contrite cornerstone, the Lord rebuilt a city. Nehemiah, whose name means “comfort of God,” was the man chosen to lead God’s people to restoration. After the Babylonian captivity of the Jews, a remnant had returned to […]
Wearing the family name
Another Look by David Faust Have you ever Googled your own name? I did so the other day and the website informed me, “There are 218 people with the name David Faust in the United States.” A quick scan of individuals on the list revealed that while we may wear the same name, our lives […]
Unbroken
Christians and Culture by Dr. Tim Woodroof I just devoured Laura Hillenbrand’s biography Unbroken—706 pages in under three days! I could not put the book down. As an avid reader of World War II history, I expected to hear the story of a soldier. As a disciple of Jesus, I was delighted to discover the […]
