Grace is Greater
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Time to Give Up and Let God

Excerpted from Grace Is Greater by Kyle Idleman A number of years ago I was with my family on a road trip. We had spent hours traveling and pulled into a hotel parking lot around 2:00 a.m. I woke up my wife and kids, and in a zombie state we

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How to Witness Badly

By Carolyne Rohrig─ I’ve been a Christian for 40 years. The first thing I did as a new believer was witness to my family, friends and neighbors because I was so excited about the Good News of the gospel. But instead of embracing my message with joy, I got bombarded

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love life
Marriage & Love
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The Secret to Spicing Up Your Love Life

Americans spend $13,290,000,000 on Valentines each year. That’s a lot of love. No surprise, 66 years of Valentine’s has not dulled my desire. How about you?  The feeling of being “in love” is a biochemical high—a safety and connectedness with another that makes you feel like your best self. It

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Here is a quick look at some basic steps that can help you get started on the adventure of a lifetime… tracing your family history
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Tracing Your Family History

You might already have a bit of knowledge regarding your family history. You might have some old photographs, maybe you have some documents, and you almost certainly have a burning curiosity. Here is a quick look at some basic steps that can help you get started on the adventure of

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Taken By Force - Sex Trafficking
Faith & Relationships
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Taken By Force – Sex Trafficking

By Deborah Perkins – He didn’t look like a pimp. On their first date, he bought her an expensive drink, told her she was beautiful, and never touched her, unlike other men she had known. Well-dressed, well mannered, and handsome, he was the type of man you’d bring home to

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Grandparenting
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Fun & Kid-Friendly DIY Backyard Ideas

By Alex Kuchel─ What better way to keep the kids or grandkids occupied than getting them to pitch in and help you construct a useful and attractive DIY idea you’ve been wanting to add to your backyard? The key is to find backyard DIY ideas that don’t require too much

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10 Things as Christian Women We Can Do To Save Our Families
Faith & Relationships
Carol Doyel

10 Things We Can Do as Christian Women to Save Our Families

By Carol Doyel– I think we can all agree, as Christian women our greatest desire is for our loved ones -our husbands, our kids and our “children’s children,” to have a personal relationship with the Lord. To know God, to love God, and for the “eyes of their understanding” to

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Christmas According to Paul
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Sandra Glahn

Christmas According to Paul

By Sandra Glahn, PhD – Often when we read biblical accounts of the first Advent, we go to the Gospels especially Luke 2 (“And there were shepherds abiding in their fields…”), which is great. These accounts provide the point of view of the nativity events from earth’s perspective. Yet another passage

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Thanks for the Memories! How to Get the Most Out of Your Next Class Reunion
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How to Get the Most Out of Your Class Reunion

By Justin Lavelle— Class reunions can be a blast. It’s the perfect time to reconnect with old friends and catch up on what has happened since the last time you saw each other. If you’re the team that is hosting the event, you may feel a bit overwhelmed with where

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It is for Freedom that Christ Has Set Us Free
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It Is for Freedom That Christ Has Set Us Free

By Laci Corzo – When asked what super power we would choose if we had the opportunity, most of us would probably choose being able to fly. Why is that? Flying represents freedom, and we feel like, if we could fly, we could do whatever we want and have absolutely

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Connect with God
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5 Steps to Help You Connect with God

Many people struggle when it comes to communicating with God. There’s a lot of misinformation about God, and the funny part is, there really shouldn’t be. Of all the major religions, Christianity has some of the clearest and most specific guidelines for successful communication with a deity. So how do

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Woman looking up
Faith
Kim Chaffin

I Will Put My Dwelling Place “IN” You

By Kim Chaffin – I will put my dwelling place among you, and I will not abhor you. Leviticus 26:11. Those are fourteen powerful words. God was telling the Israelites that He was going to dwell among them. And for God to say, “I will not abhor you,” meant that God

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Faith & Relationships
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Surviving Grief

By Lynne Cox− Laura and I had been close friends since junior high school. I grew up knowing her family and she knew mine.  Last year when her mom moved into an assisted care facility Laura asked me to visit her. We met outside her mom’s facility and as we

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Hope
Faith
Lynn Mosher

Our Cord of Hope

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jer. 29:11 NKJV) Some days, the world hurls its temptations and calamities at us, or the enemy shoots his fiery darts of

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The Good Shepard
Faith
Kim Chaffin

The Good Shepherd

In July I was blessed to go to Norway. While we were there we took a 3-hour kayaking excursion in the town of Flam on the Aurlandsfijord. The tall rocky cliffs, green pastures and waterfalls were spectacular but there was something even more beautiful waiting for me on that adventure.

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celebrate
Faith
Sarah Meece

The “C” Word—Complain or Celebrate?

“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.”  ~Psalm 19:14 Ever have one of those days? You’ve got your day all mapped out and everything is perfectly planned. You’re on a tight schedule and

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Faith & Relationships
Aleathea Higginbottom

Choose Your Words Wisely

By Aleathea Higginbottom− Choice – 1. An act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities     the choice between good and evil 2. The right or ability to make, or possibility of making, such a selection: 3. A course of action, thing, or person

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Grandchild
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7 Ways to Connect With a Long Distance Grandchild

I’ll be honest: I envy grandmothers who float in-and-out of their grandchild’s daily activities. Perhaps you know your grandchild’s friends and are on a first-name basis with his teacher.  You might even attend soccer games and school concerts.  Although there’s undoubtedly a downside to babysitting or living in the same

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Anniversary Gift Ideas for the Man Who Has Everything
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Perfect Gift Ideas for the Man Who Has Everything

By Kristin McManus – One thing most women love to do is shop. But, the love this of shopping isn’t as genuine when shopping for that special anniversary gift for the man who has both seen it all and who has it all. This can be a daunting and somewhat

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