A new year means new books! We’re rounding up some of the most anticipated books of the new year. Now is the time to create your reading list for 2018. You’ll want to curl up every day with these books that offer inspiration, comfort, spiritual guidance, and motivation. 3…2…1…let’s get reading! 1. The Case For…
Shifting Sands
How do you know what will happen even tomorrow? What, after all, is your life? It is like a puff of smoke visible for a little while and then dissolving into thin air. — James 4:14 The Barrier Islands, Mississippi One of the most unique places in the state of Mississippi lies just beyond its…
Single and Satisfied
I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation. — Philippians 4:12 He is the guest at weddings, yet is never the groom. Children are naturally drawn to Him, though He has no child of His own. He feels normal sexual desires, but His spiritual purpose keeps Him pure. He snubs…
5 Simple Ways to Help Children Feel Secure
In society today, we receive news and media coverage faster than ever before. Our children can easily overhear updates about national disasters on the radio in the grocery store. They see photos on magazines at the checkout counter. They hear about world problems from classmates at school. No matter the method of intake, it is…
Here is God
I am with you always, even to the end of the age. — Matthew 28:20 When ancient sailors sketched maps of the oceans, they disclosed their fears. On the vast unexplored waters, cartographers wrote such words as “Here be dragons” and “Here be demons.” If you drew a map of your world, would we read such phrases? Over the unknown…
When Kids Feel Rejection and Hurt: Help Them Focus on God’s Love
I sometimes still struggle with rejection and the hurt that comes from it. Knowing the height and length and breadth of God’s love for me helps me realize that what He thinks about me is what truly matters; I can rest in the freedom that I am secure in His boundless love. How can we help our…
Wealth Is Not Evil, the Worship of Money Is
Editor’s Note: Dave Ramsey’s The Total Money Makeover has just been released in a new classic anniversary edition and is out in bookstores nationwide this month. In this New York Times best-selling book, Ramsey debunks the many myths of money (exposing the dangers of cash advance, rent-to-own, debt consolidation) and attacks the illusions and downright…