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Farewell, Dr. James Dobson

This past Friday, Focus On the Family sent out a press release announcing that Dr. James Dobson was going to be leaving the airwaves in February. He's been the host of the Focus On the Family radio program ever since h…
The Meaning of Love

Couldn't save you from the start, Love you so it hurts my soul. -- "Forgiven" by Within Temptation I was thinking today. Big surprise, I know. This song was playing on my Zune. It's one of those songs that's so …
Family Feud: Managing Disagreements

By Matt at The Church of No People It seems I've gotten on a theme with families this week. Today, I want to talk directly about my family. There's lots of things I could discuss about families. For example, I wonder …
Prioritize Fun: As Good for You as Exercise and Eating Right

By Clayton King I read an article in USA Today last month that stopped me dead in my tracks. According to recent medical research, people who take a vacation regularly (twice a year) lower the risk of hypertension and…
Evangelicalism's Absent Fathers

By Sharon at SheWorships I think you would be shocked by how many evangelical Christian conferences are held every year. Most denominations have national and regional conferences, there are national and regional confer…
Spiritual Rape: If you were me, what would you do?

I am a twenty one year old girl who was raised by Catholic relatives in the Philippines until I was seven years old. My mother was a Catholic who converted to Islam prior to marrying my Egyptian father. My father is a c…
Bible Study Guides: A Curse or A Connection?

In light of all the flack I've been given recently for not knowing my scripture, I've decided to go out and buy a study guide. I already have study Bible from my days as a Bible study leader in college, but it definite…
How Do You Minister to Someone You Care For?

What do you do when a family member is in crisis; someone you've been praying for a long time? In situations like this, I always believe that the hand of God is involved. Consider how you would deal with a situation whe…
My Heavenly Father, My Earthly Father, and Other Men

My father left me six times when I was a child. I never knew when he was gonna come back or when he would leave. I think I even blamed myself or my mother (I was angry/bitter at my mom too) for letting him leave so man…
Do Churches Need to Do More to Support Married Couples and Families?

Churches need to do more to support married couples and families, according to the Bishop of Hereford, U.K. A recent article reports that when speaking at the Diocesan Synod last week, Bishop Anthony Priddis pointed …