Washington Post finds ghost in Russian adoption ban
Now that my husband and I hope to bring more children into our family through adoption, we’ve entered into a complex and incredibly bureaucratic and confusing world. We’ve made new friends, too, who...
View ArticleWhy I won’t read your book on visiting Heaven
Not too long ago, I received a copy of one of the many books on someone’s alleged trip to heaven and back. I couldn’t bring myself to read more than a few pages before putting it down. This was...
View ArticleHow a Community Goes About Helping
Think of this as a Part Two to yesterday’s post. It’s easy to curse the darkness, but requires slightly more skill to light a candle. How would a community go about helping one of the students...
View ArticleProverbs 4
What does guarding your heart look like? It might mean not listening to your favorite Kanye song. That’s what happened to me. As I wrote about before, I downloaded a song from “Watch the Throne”...
View ArticleMissionaries assist floodhit Sri Lankans
Gospel For Asia missionaries are assisting people affected by torrential rains in Sri Lanka
View Article5 Characteristics of Goals that Work
Goals. Many have them. Few accomplish them. Why? Most people have some general goals in their heads, but never write them down. Even worse, their goals are vague. They don’t follow a detailed plan. A...
View ArticleOur Treasure and Our Heart
You can tell what a person values by where his heart remains focused. Take for instance, a teenage girl who has fallen in love. If she just can’t stop talking about her new boyfriend, to the point that...
View ArticleMinistries in it for the long haul after Hurricane Sandy
Ministries in New York are holding free sessions on dealing with grief following Hurricane Sandy
View Article” Help! I need some dating advice for my long distance relationship.”
Thought Leader, Relationship and Life Strategist - Quentin McCall - Knowledge 4 Life - Acclaimed Life and Relationship Strategist and Knowledge 4 Life FormulaHere are a few tips to help with a...
View ArticleContentment, Pleasure and the Gospel
Introduction The Christian ought to be content in the Lord because of all that He has provided for them. Christ has provided the ultimate provision for the world in His death, burial and resurrection....
View ArticleSharp increase in religious freedom violations in Cuba
2012 saw a dramatic increase in violations of religious freedoms in Cuba says Christian Solidarity Worldwide CSW
View ArticleAbby’s Artwork for Africa
While other children have been busy playing with new toys they received for Christmas, a six year old girl named Abby has been busy drawing and coloring artwork to sell. Over Christmas break, Abby...
View ArticleFriday Bag: “I Like Adoption”
I wanted to share such a great story of adoption. It motivates me to consider what I could do to meet the worlds needs in a similar way. New Film Premiere – I Like Adoption. from ILikeGiving.com on...
View ArticleChancellors cuts are unfair
The Dean of Newcastle has attacked the level of cutbacks to the NorthEast in a letter to the Chancellor
View ArticleLife Is All About Choices
Life is all about choices Our choices affect our outcomes Our outcomes affect our futures Our futures affect our families Life is all about choices Unfortunately many are settling for meaningless...
View ArticleLight Friday Hit List: 1/4/13
Rounding up posts from around the web that challenged, inspired, encouraged, made me laugh, or all of the above. Be sure to check out these favorites and tell them I sent you! Here they are in the...
View ArticleMore Hope For Life
Instead of doing a Friday book review, as I have at times in the past, this Friday I have a book announcement. Steve Ridgell and I have written a third book: More Hope For Life. This is a follow-up to...
View ArticleHow Do We Grow in Holiness? (Part 2)
Tim Chester continues our discussion on growing in holiness: 7 Elements of a Reinforced Faith These are ways in which God is gracious to us and by which he strengthens his work of grace in our hearts....
View ArticleFive Minute Friday ~ Opportunity
It's Five Minute Friday. Lisa-Jo gives us one word each Friday and we get to write on it for five minutes flat. The word for today is OPPORTUNITY. GO: We are each given the same amount of hours in a...
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