[Editor’s Note: Grateful for this article. If we prepare ourselves for being keepers of our homes and families we’ll have the opportunity to disciple and educate our children as well. Much of what we regularly outsource can be done by us. Outsourcing our labors can also be turned into home businesses and family economies where children will learn a business and work ethic along side … Continue reading Sociologist Becomes Stay-At-Home Mom
A deaf friend referred me to the job opening at a Boston clinic, and it paid well. I averaged about $100 an hour for my services! That’s all it was to me, a job to make money for my upcoming college tuition. I didn’t work often, maybe one or two days a week, and traveled around to the Boston-area clinics when needed. For the most … Continue reading Heart Wrenching Story of Abortion Eye Witness
The only lesson my father learned from his father was to live for self. After James I, each preceding generation blew more money, partied a little more, moved further and further from biblical living, and became increasingly foolish. Until God pulled me out of the pit, I was well on my way to surpassing them all on that path of wickedness. My grandfather was married … Continue reading Responsible Manhood: Faithful to God
By Leeann Stiles at the Gospel Coalition I’ve struggled with fears as long as I can remember. Separation anxiety as a toddler, overwhelming dread of starting school, apprehension about sleeping over at a friend’s house: my early years were haunted. Even though I outgrew many of my fears, others plague me to this day. Some center around events—like public speaking—while others spin off “what ifs.” … Continue reading When I feel Afraid
The push to present a positive image of same-sex families has hidden the devastation on which many are built. We must stand for marriage—and for the precious lives that marriage creates. Every time a new state redefines marriage, the news is full of happy stories of gay and lesbian couples and their new families. But behind those big smiles and sunny photographs are other, more … Continue reading Breaking the Silence: Redefining Marriage Hurts Women Like Me – and Our Children
Jyoti spent her time caring for her two children and trying to ensure her family was run well, while her husband labored in short-term jobs to provide for them. But when the summer came and her husband did not get any jobs, the worries of each day became nearly unbearable. Jyoti worried relentlessly about how her family would survive. Eventually, the stress was more than … Continue reading The Gospel Heals Families – Woman’s Worries Are Prayed Away
What will you do when your life pivots in ways you didn’t anticipate? Proverbs 19:21 says, “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.” Ever a morning person, by the time I’m done brushing my teeth my mind is typically racing with my to-do list. I have to start my prayer time … Continue reading Not According to Plan
In the 1980s, many parents were appalled at the heartbreak and devastation of a culture that had lost its biblical moorings. The abuse of sex and drugs and education were creating a living hell. Adults who were saved out of this environment decided that they wanted to make climate change a reality. Their fierce and passionate love for their kids motivated them to act drastically: … Continue reading Courtdate: A Generation of Courtship Culture on Trial
This article is so very good. This article is for the doormat who lives in a shell in order to survive the belittling, abusive manipulation of a out of control man, who has criticism, condemnation, and the perpetual pouring out of hopelessness wringing in her ears and yet she still wants to hope and looks for the horizon and the promised land. It’s for stay-at-home … Continue reading Israel Wayne on Grace for the Imperfect
A beautiful testimony of faithfulness and fidelity in a marriage relationship, WWII war widow Peggy Harris knows more of commitment than most marriages understand today. Recommended Resources Beloved Bride: The Letters of Stonewall Jackson to His Wife Coming In on a Wing and a Prayer Jennie B. and the Pilot A Promise Kept Continue reading Faithfulness Rewarded: Widow After 6 Weeks Of Marriage Finds Out The Truth After 6 Decades.
