Once upon a time there was a group of people who were enslaved by another race. For centuries, the enslaved were forced to grow crops and build cities for their masters. They received no compensation or rights, beyond room and board. Generation after generation of people were born, lived, and died in slavery. Their children were taken, their workers […]
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the Christian word that makes people cringe
There it was again, right in the middle of my news feed. Some friends had bought a new house, and were saying how blessed they were. Blessed. That word gives me the willies. Like the friend who escaped a car accident with mere scratches, and they all said how blessed and protected she was. Blessed. Like the […]
How To Make A Picture Prayer Journal With Your Child
Have you ever kept a prayer journal? I kept several throughout my school years, and occasionally I brave a peek at them, if only to shake my head at my adolescent prayers. Many people love to write their prayers. For some people the process of writing helps them to also process thoughts and prayers, but prayer journals are […]
when God asks you to do something crazy
Have you ever met someone who has had an incredibly hard life? Maybe you know someone who was in the foster care system, shuffled around from home to home so that she could never firmly attach to anyone. Maybe you know someone who was abused by a parent as part of a generational cycle of sin and despair. […]
4 simple ways to teach your kids about God
Sometimes I skim through a book on passing on faith to kids and I feel exceedingly guilty. I’m not doing enough, praying enough, talking about God enough. Ever feel the same way? How can you teach your kids about God? Maybe you’re the parent who didn’t grow up in church but you feel like something’s missing […]
helping your child find faith and relationship with God
There are so many books in the Christian world about training your child in faith. Most of them are great, but most of them are also written from the perspective of one family, and they are sharing what worked for them. However, as with many other things in life, what works for one family might […]