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My Daughter Lives Unaware on Her Journey of Autism

I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope. - Psalm 130:5 Part of Natalie’s autism is a bit bizarre for the typical social-brained person to understand. I got one of my first indications of Na…
Was Jesus Married?

A couple of days ago, I was talking with some friends about Jesus being married. A good friend of mine thinks Jesus did marry, but not to Mary Magdelene, like The Da Vinci Code has popularized. In the time of Jesu…
Amazed by the Prayers of My 5th Graders

I help teach 5th grade boys on Wednesday nights at the church I go to. About two months ago, I was teaching my guys about being brave and courageous, and that we should pray and ask God to help us be brave, especiall…
Do Children Who Die in Infancy Go to Heaven?

Last night I finished the paper that was due in one of my seminary classes. It deals with the topic of whether children who die in infancy go to heaven. My position is that all who die in infancy are saved/elect/in h…
Advice Needed: Trying to Conceive vs Adoption

My husband and I are trying to get pregnant. We haven't been charting or temp taking or anything like that. Just hoping and praying for the best. It has been 9 months of this since being off the pill. This is just to…
Patience Has Saved Me From Lifelong Scars

Guest post by Chad Estes My mom called me the other day to discuss my blog. She had more details regarding a small story I wrote about my childhood. Seeing that I was only 14 months old at the time of the incident I …
Never Pregnant Again: Loving What God Has Given Me

This post is a subject painful for me to talk about, and a burden difficult for many to bear. Mine is still not as painful as that of many - I am deeply aware of this fact. And there are others who cannot understand…
Deciding Whether to Spank My Children

Guest post by jmallory I grew up with the mindset, "Spare the rod, spoil the child." My dad raised me this way. If I did something bad, I got paddled by his hands or his belt. When I was living in Arizona, if I did somet…
The Best Father Ever

Guest post submitted by hubbaduh Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me. Psalm 27:10, NIV Perhaps your parents have dissed you for various reasons. Doesn't matter. God's cool...He'll take you …
This is My Body, Given for You- A Father's Lesson of Love and Sacrifice

Guest post submitted by MysteriumFidei Of my many shortcomings (I’m sure those of you who know me can name a number of them), one of my greatest weaknesses, especially as a father, is the shortness of my temper. Being a …