How to Start a Marriage Ministry in Your Church
Couples in your church have needs. You want to help. How do you start a church marriage ministry that produces thriving relationships without ...
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Celebrate Lent with your Kids this Easter
Lent is a season of hope – a time to mark what is now and not yet at the same time. Families around the world observe the 40-day period with times ...
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How to Read the Bible — as a Family
One activity that doesn’t naturally rise to the top in most homes is reading the Bible together. Here is an idea for how to find the time for this ...
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Facets of Love in the Song of Songs
We humans love to talk about love. We love to sing about it, write about it, laugh about it, cry about it. Through the ages, our stories, songs, ...
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Children’s Ministry is Far More than Babysitting
Sometime during my first week as a “pastor in training” of a small but growing church, the associate pastor approached me, holding a plastic ...
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Building Church Attendance That Endures
In their recent book, The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?, Jim Davis and Michael ...
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Marriage Mentoring Discussion Guide
This discussion guide can serve as a springboard to help you enter into candid marriage-building conversations with your mentee couple. This guide ...
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What’s the Purpose of Sexuality if I’m Single?
It’s not just about sex. Your sexuality has spiritual and relational significance. For many Christians, the extent of their biblical sex ...
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How to be Content as a Couple at Christmas
It was Christmas Eve, and I watched as a sister-in-law lifted genuine ruby earrings from a gift box. “Oh, they’re beautiful!” she ...
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Coping with Sadness During the “Merry” Season
My mother always made Christmas sparkle. Despite Dad earning a humble pastor’s salary, Mum stretched and skimped year-round so that there were ...
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Celebrating Advent as a Family: Parent’s Guide to Meaningful Christmas Traditions
Celebrating Advent is a beautiful way for families to create meaningful traditions, and remember God’s promises to send a Messiah, and how Jesus ...
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Cultivating a Culture of Thankfulness
Seasons come and seasons go, but the time to be thankful is always at hand (1 Thessalonians 5:18). As we enter a time of year where celebrations, ...
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