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Community that Marked the Acts 2 Church: Being Known and Loved
This article is an excerpt from the Bible study, Together: Community that Marked the Acts 2 Church by Ben Mandrell.
December 16, 2024
How Can Your Marriage Bless the Future?
Excerpted with permission from To the Tenth Generation by Ray and Jani Ortlund.
October 4, 2024
8 Areas That Threaten the Heart of a Man
Be aware of the factors that have the power to wreak havoc on your heart and relationships. There are eight areas that threaten the heart of a man: career pressures, distractions, relationship pressures, the search for significance, passivity, control, competition, and sexual temptation.
March 19, 2024
- Gary and Barb Rosberg
Embracing our Role as Patriarch in our Families
Dad's today are patriarchs to all future generations in their family. Understanding and embracing that role can leave quite the legacy for those that follow.
February 12, 2024
5 Ways to Navigate the Holidays with Hurtful People
What does Scripture say about difficult community and how to deal with it? And how do we navigate the holidays when we may encounter people who have deeply wounded us? Here are five practical tips.
November 1, 2023
How to Pray for Our Military and Their Families
An Air Force chaplain with 30 years of experience gives practical advice on how to best pray for our military and their families.
May 3, 2023
- Ron Harvell
Build a Stronger Bond with Your Mother-in-Law
The last five years with my mother-in-law were sweeter than all the years that came before them, combined. I have Ruth the Moabitess to thank for that, and the Lord she vowed to follow.
April 18, 2023
The Stepfamily Journey is Complicated But God Sees You and Hears Your Cries
God does love your blended family. He desires to teach you how to parent and guide your children, even if you don’t see them every day.
April 7, 2023
- Laura Petherbridge
God Can Heal the Pain of a Difficult Mother
It’s a godly desire to honor our mothers. But let us not forget God also redeems the past by asking us to set healthy boundaries in our families of origin. We also have the opportunity to create something new and nurture our families as mothers to our children.
May 3, 2021
- Bonnie Gray
Practicing Gratitude with Your Family
Practicing gratitude in times of suffering means that while we long for relief our hope is in God, whose wisdom is far beyond our own.
April 16, 2020
