By Christy Barritt Chicago Public Schools Expand Sex Education A new policy approved by the Chicago Board of Education will allow sex education to expand and include kindergarten, while also teaching older students about sexual orientation and gender identification. Under this new policy, kindergarteners and first-graders will learn about anatomy and personal safety, such […]
By Joni Wood Writing these articles about hope has been one of the hardest assignments I’ve ever tackled. My world fell apart three years ago when my husband (in ministry) admitted to an affair. That resulted in a downward spiral with the loss of his job, our marriage needing a major overhaul, and our […]
By Jamie Shafer When Tina Chance initially shared her plans with friends, they laughed in surprise and made remarks about her disdain for early morning hours. “I’m not a morning person,” she admits with a smile. “And I was never that person who would watch everyone’s kids. I just feel this is what I […]
By David Faust Preaching holds such an honored role in church history that the pulpit has been called “the sacred desk.” The word pulpit, however, rarely appears in the Bible. (The King James Version of Nehemiah 8:4 says Ezra “stood upon a pulpit of wood,” but the New International Version translates it “a high […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Which one of the following situations could you tolerate best? Which one would you struggle to tolerate? • sitting on a plane next to a fussy baby • standing in a long line with a very slow cashier • being tailgated by an aggressive driver • enduring a lengthy automated […]
