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Temptation in Oz

By Dr. Charlie W. Starr   My expectations for a March movie are usually pretty low. All the really entertaining movies tend to come out in the summer or at Christmas. That’s a trend that may be changing, and a good example of it is last March’s Oz the Great and Powerful. The film was […]

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Caring for Single Parents

By Sarah Robinson   The number of single-parent households is a growing statistic in the United States. Today approximately 11.7 million families are led by a single parent. Many churches are working to meet the needs of these families with single-parent Sunday school classes, single-parent clothes closets, and so on. While such ministries are helpful, […]

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Protecting Your Marriage from Divorce

By Sandi Brown   The word divorce may seem foreign to most happily married couples. But it can stir up feelings of fear and apprehension in some marriages. It’s a word that speaks of change—often unwanted change. Couples don’t marry expecting to get divorced. Further, divorce shouldn’t be a couple’s focus, especially if they want […]

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Divorce: A Biblical Overview

By George L. Faull   God’s idea of marriage is for a boy and a girl to leave their mom and dad and live happily ever after. Satan wants to separate what God joined together. Jesus tells us plainly in Matthew 19:6, “What God joined together let not man put asunder” (American Standard Version). It […]

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Where You Live — for July 28, 2013

By Dan Lentz   1. When you are on the Internet, what websites do you frequent? What keeps you coming back to these sites?    Read Ezra 8:24-35.   2. What words in these verses lead you to believe the financial resources described here were handled responsibly?   3. It’s easy to fall to the […]