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What’s the Best Way for Parents to Discipline Their Children?

By Andy Stanley Editor’s Note: Being a parent is a daunting responsibility. How do parents know when they’re getting it “right” with their children? Is it possible for parents to know the right way to discipline their children in each situation? Andy and Sandra Stanley believe it is. In today’s post, Andy talks about how […]

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The Profound Importance of Habits

By Justin Whitmel Earley You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and […]

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Five Tips to Help Your Marriage Survive Catastrophic Loss

By Gary Thomas Loss brings heartache. Catastrophic loss brings catastrophic heartache. Unfortunately, some marriages are buried alive by the avalanche of grief, and they never recover. Joe and Janell found a way to push forward in the face of the worst kind of loss. If you talk with Joe on Zoom, his head is framed […]

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The NIV Teen Study Bible Helps Teenagers Discern Today’s Issues

Full of study features that will help today’s teens learn more about God, the Bible, and how God’s Word relates to their lives, the NIV Teen Study Bible (Zondervan, 2022) will help them keep in step with all God has done, is doing, and will do in the world. The included reference sections in this […]

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Safely Raising Fearless Kids in a Fearful World

By Amy Elizabeth Olrick Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. —Proverbs 22:6 So many things in life are beyond our control and even beyond our imagination. I think about that whenever I read an article about a tragedy involving a […]

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How to Make a 5-Minute Plan for Any Emergency

By Kathi Lipp The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. —Proverbs 22:3 When is the worst time to decide what to do in an emergency? When the emergency hits. As someone who watches all kinds of “emergency” shows on TV—ER, Chicago Med, Hill Street Blues, Grey’s […]

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The Practice of Praying to a God Who Listens

By Bunmi Laditan If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you’re a parent, a grandparent, an uncle, an aunt, a caregiver in these wild and crazy times. And you need a little (or maybe a lot of) extra help. Raising and pouring love into a child is an amazing calling. But let’s be honest: it’s […]

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Introducing the Young Women Love God Greatly Bible

The best way to love God greatly is to study his Word and know his character. And that’s why Thomas Nelson Bibles and Love God Greatly are excited to introduce the Young Women Love God Greatly Bible (Thomas Nelson Bibles, 2022) in the New English Translation (NET) version! [Read the New English Translation (NET) Bible […]

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NIrV Journal the Word Bible for Girls

Here’s a Bible to help 6- to 10-year-old girls get started on the life-long practice of journaling their thoughts and prayers while reading Scripture. The NIrV Journal the Word™ Bible for Girls: My First Bible for Tracing Verses, Journaling, and Creating Art (Zonderkidz, 2022) (website) offers plenty of space for capturing personal notes, art, doodles, […]

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Are You Experiencing Empty-Nest Syndrome?

By Jim Burns On the drive home from dropping our youngest daughter off at college, my wife and I both went silent for about two hours. Periodically, I looked over at Cathy, and more than a few times, I watched a tear take a stroll down her cheek. If someone had been watching us, they […]

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