Excerpts taken from Every Season Sacred and To Light Their Way by Kayla Craig. Fall often brings forth an air of new beginnings. School starts; schedules shift. Our children are surrounded by new invitations to independence, and we must accept that as much as we want control, it was never...
Fathers, Live Your True Identity as Heroes
The following is an excerpt from The Soul of a Hero by Stephen Arterburn and David Stoop. Be honest now: Does the word hero resonate with you, or does it miss the mark, leaving you feeling cold and disconnected? Maybe you’re thinking, What’s heroic about my life? Well, here are...
Help, My Kid is Being Bullied!
This article was written by Evan Barber from Axis. We all know the stereotypical bully. He is male, large, intimidating, and unintelligent, just like Moe from Calvin and Hobbes or Biff from Back to the Future. Bullies can indeed have these characteristics, but the truth is that there is no...
To Live in Love
This article was written by Misty Arterburn. Steve and I are approaching our eighteenth wedding anniversary. We are so looking forward to a weekend getaway to celebrate. Each anniversary is a sweet gift that wakes us up a bit, an invitation to bring our love back into focus, often right...
A Podcast to Help You Navigate Conversations with Teens
So much has changed in the last decade for kids. For most of us, the life that we knew as teens is completely foreign compared to what our teens are facing today. With the introduction of social media, new technology, and changing social pressures, we as parents need all the...
Who And What Are You Living For?
Those who live their earthly lives to be famous in heaven look different than those who live to be famous on earth. I’ve met a few such people, and their very presence is disarming. These are people who live from God’s love, not for his love, and who find their...
Gifts for Mother’s Day
Mother's Day is almost here, and if you still aren't sure what to get your mom, we can help! Take the quiz below to see what book would make the perfect Mother's Day gift. Shop other Mother's Day titles here.
The 7 Steps to a Win-Win
This article is an excerpt from 9 Lies that Will Destroy Your Marriage by Greg Smalley and Robert Paul You can spend your married life fighting or compromising, but why should you when there’s a much better alternative? We challenge you to aim higher: Seek solutions that you both feel...
Play is Not Only For Your Children
We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.George Bernard Shaw Excerpted from Happy Now by Courtney Ellis As a little girl, growing up in the northern woods of Wisconsin, I played in our yard with knobbly toads I found hopping around the ferns,...
What if I Don’t Feel Like It?
YOUR will, Father, not mine. Those are hard words to come by sometimes. Adapted from Pray Confidently and Consistently: Finally Let Go of the Things Holding You Back from Your Most Important Conversation by Valerie Woerner. Obedience is hard to talk about, but it plays a crucial part in both...