Seeing Life From the Highest Vantage Point
By Contributing Writer, Marci Ferrell Several months ago I shared my abortion story on my blog. The Lord prepared the hearts of my children to hear this painful and ugly part of my past and brought me into a ministry of crying out for the lives of the unborn in my neighborhood. I want to [...]
By Contributing Writer, Marci Ferrell But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 When I first started writing this post I wanted to title it, “How Not to Witness to Family Members.” I believe I have more qualifications in writing about all my failures [...]
By Contributing Writer, Jeannette Paulson On a Lord’s Day while in Burma a pastor put a note on his motel room door with instructions not to clean his room. When the cleaning lady asked why, he told her that he serves the God that gives one day of rest in seven. She was amazed and [...]
By a Guest Writer Have you read about all the harmful ingredients in store-bought soap yet the thought of making your own is too intimidating? Would you like to wash with a gentle lather safe enough for a baby’s skin? Then let me introduce you to Mae’s Handcrafted Natural Soaps. These natural soaps made with [...]
Our family loves to celebrate Christmas — through sights, sounds, smells, songs and JOY. We focus on Jesus Christ’s coming to earth — not only His birth, but also His life, His sacrificial death on the Cross, His resurrection life, and His very real presence in our lives today. At Christmastime, we remember how God [...]
The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency [...]
By Contributing Writer, Molly Evert Today was a day of preparation for me. Illustrated Christmas song books were stacked in a basket by the fire place. Manger scenes were set out for the little ones, and candles have been placed liberally throughout the family room. Favorite Christmas books were brought out of storage and wrapped individually [...]
If you’ve ever wondered how you can obey the Great Commission and raise a family at the same time…Organic Outreach for Families is for you. This is not just a “theory.” This is an amazingly encouraging, highly practical manual to motivate families to be a lighthouse RIGHT WHERE GOD HAS PLACED THEM. Kevin and Sherry [...]
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By monthly contributor, Ann Dunagan of Harvest Ministry We’re not raising our children to hit some static, bulls-eye target, merely for practice or for displaying our exemplary archery (parenting) skills. We’re raising kingdom-advancing adults who will fulfill God’s living purposes. We want our kids to grow up to penetrate areas of evil, to shine brightly in a [...]
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