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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.

Will you make a gift before August 31 to help provide Christ-centered support in this critical season?

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Growing Your Faith Together

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Faith Conversation: Bold Prayers

Prayer has power when you unite with your husband or wife to ask God for help. God asks you to seek His counsel daily, so pray boldly for your spouse and for unified prayers for your families. 

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Faith Conversation: Forgiveness

God forgives our mistakes. When it comes to marriage, we need to have that same kind of love. Although we’ll inevitably fail each other, we can offer forgiveness and display God’s love for us. 

Faith Conversation: God’s Creative Work

Sometimes we forget how extraordinary God’s creation truly is — and that our spouse is a part of that creation. Give thanks for God’s awesome and ongoing creative work in our life and in our marriage.

The Intimacy of Prayer

Praying with your spouse intensifies and strengthens your spiritual bond. When you pray together, your vulnerability with your heavenly Father deepens and enriches your marriage relationship.

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Faith Conversation: Learning to Wait

We can learn to be patient with our husband or wife because we know it fosters harmony and growth in marriage. This devotion offers questions to start a conversation about patience.

Faith Conversations: Giving Thanks in All Circumstances

It’s easy to think that feeling thankful is dependent upon our circumstances. But Scripture tells us to give thanks in all circumstances, to rejoice always, regardless what is going on around us.

Leading Your Children to the Savior

Helping your children come to a saving faith in Christ requires leading by example and instructing them in God’s truth.

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At Home in the Storm: Raising confident and courageous kids

It’s easy to forget what our ultimate job is — to work toward preparing and releasing our kids into the world, to help them trust God and to go on to serve Him.

Too Busy to Help?

Teaching kids to show compassion doesn’t have to be complicated.

Radical Renewal

Help your child understand the importance of spiritual transformation.

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The National Day of Prayer: Praying for Our Nation

Here are activities to teach kids about praying for our nation.

God Made It All

Learn how to teach kids about God’s creation and offer examples for intelligent design.

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Christmas Expectations

The best gift you can give each other is the gift of grace. Extending grace begins with prayer and intentionally communicating about your expectations, anxieties and hopes for this holiday season.

Rest and Restoration

How did Jesus celebrate the Sabbath?

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Melted Crayons & Half-Marathons

Four families use their creativity and passions to serve others around the world.

Love as a Lifestyle

One family opened their home to needy people in their community.

Family: What’s the Point?

One man journeys around the world in search of God’s plan for family.

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Becoming a Mission-Minded Family

Missional living, with God at the center, creates fulfilled families.

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Building Houses, Building Families

Young readers helped realize God’s plan for Rwandan orphans.

Faith Conversations: Believing God’s Promises

Jesus had told His disciples He would be crucified but rise again on the third day. Still, Jesus’ resurrection surprised everyone. Sometimes we have difficulty believing God’s promises.