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Your gift by August 31 will help reach them with biblical guidance, restore hope in their homes, and point them to Christ.

Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

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Growing Your Faith Together

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Biblical Tolerance: Compassion For The Lost

Use these age-appropriate activities to help teach kids about biblical tolerance.

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God’s Love

Children best grasp the reality of God’s love when they experience it at home.

The Strength of Gentleness

Do your kids know how strong gentleness is? Teach them with these age-appropriate faith activities.

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How to Help Your Teen Get Closer to God

For teenagers, growing closer to God depends on their personality, interests, and relationship with God.

Entertainment, Worldview, and Your Family

What is a worldview and how does it impact how we view our family and our consumption of entertainment? Discover how you can find meaning through building a strong foundation and worldview upon the Christian faith.

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Help Kids Recognize Their Identity in Christ

Teach your kids that Jesus did for us what we could never do for ourselves: He measured up.

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Leading Your Child to Christ

Raising children to follow Christ requires your faith and trust in the Lord’s plan. Keep reading to learn how to promote your children’s spiritual growth.

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Count Your Blessings: 12 Days of Devotions for Married Couples

We may sometimes grow dissatisfied with our lives. But married couples do well to reflect on the things they know are blessings from the Lord.

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How Do We Pray Together?

How do you pray together as a couple? Try the following seven ideas for praying together and increasing spiritual intimacy in your marriage.

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How To Strengthen Your Spiritual Connection In Marriage

Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley have discovered three key experiences to help strengthen a couple’s spiritual connection.

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Jesus Lived To Show You How To Live With Love

Your children understand why Jesus died. Do they know why He lived?

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Blessing Your Children

Using the brief overview of the five key elements of the blessing, you can create life-changing moments for your family.

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Helping Our Kids Grow and Keep a Positive Mindset

Today’s kids face new challenges and ask questions our kids didn’t have to two decades ago. But God has provided every answer and truth to help them have a positive mindset and turn adversity into an adventure.

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Building a Strong Marriage by Giving Grace

If we want our marriage partnership to be beautiful, meaningful and lasting, then we ought to be living out God’s grace by extending it. And that means building each other up one word at a time.

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When You Need Words of Encouragement for Someone Who Lost Their Job

Pain and confusion accompany job loss. When my husband lost his job, I understood the severity of the situation. Rejections and closed doors shook our confidence and even challenged our faith.

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Spiritual Leadership in Marriage: Letting Him Lead the Dance

Who’s the spiritual leader in your family? Some husbands may be intimidated by their wife and don’t want to fail, so they do nothing. Maybe the best solution is to let God work in their lives.

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Letting Go Gives You Room To Grow in Your Marriage

Imagine if couples were willing to give up some of the good things in their marriage to let the better things thrive — and if they said goodbye to the activities that take resources from their relationship.

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Leave and Cleave: Leaving Old Relationships to Embark on a New One

Leaving and cleaving means to leave old relationships to embark on a new one — honoring the husband-wife relationship over all others. “Duck Dynasty” stars Al and Lisa Robertson share their advice.

What Is Faith?

Help kids understand what faith — a God-given gift — really is!

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God … the Father?

Have earthly fathers helped or hurt your view of God as your Father?