I am lousy with math. I have trouble counting along with Big Bird. My extended family assumes that is why I married an accountant. I avoid numbers. Consequently, high school algebra frustrated me. I just wanted to know if my answer was right, but instead, the teacher would ask, “So, Lynn, why do you think […]

Family Overboard! Just try to keep afloat. Last spring, Darlene thought it would be great for us to take two of our sons and their girlfriends whitewater rafting. In the voice of a thousand memes: “This will be fun,” she said. Darlene signed us up for the Olympic course because it was cheaper. She went […]

Blessed Assurance Because of God’s expressed love, we can rest in His arms. by COURTNEY DOCTOR DO YOU KNOW WHAT a “trust fall” is? It’s a team-building exercise where one person stands on an elevated platform, crosses her arms across her chest, closes her eyes, and falls backward into the arms of her teammates. Our […]

Be Glad Are you building a legacy of gratitude? by BEN MANDRELL SOMETIMES WE ARE too busy being bitter. An aspiring actress finally catches her break. She wins the coveted award and ascends the stage to receive the trophy. When the microphone goes hot, she goes cold, bashing the critics who said she wouldn’t make […]

Thank God for Thanksgiving Model for your children something basic and profound about being created by Him and for Him. by David Mathis AS A FATHER OF FOUR, ages 11 to four, I feel a sense of awe and gratitude that our generally unbelieving society pauses for a weekday each November formally dedicated to giving […]

FAITH, HOPE … AND LAUGHTER Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright mines the Billy Graham family memory album for inspiring examples of living out everyday faith. WHAT ADVICE DOES Billy Graham’s granddaughter have for the parents of this generation? Help your kids fall in love with the Lord. “Sharing the gospel is not just for the evangelists and […]

There’s a Psalm for That! Turn your sighs to worship. by MICHELE HOWE I HAD JUST SENT my husband off to work with a “Have a great day!” good-bye when my cell phone chirped a new text message. It was from a dear friend whose sister has been battling cancer and, because of other major […]

Don’t Water It Down If theology is the way we articulate what we believe about God, then children are theologians. BY AMY GANNETT I’ve heard it from parents of all shapes and sizes and all walks of life. I’ve heard it from homeschool parents and public school parents. I’ve heard it from members of almost […]

  WORDS OF TRUTH There are some stories that change your life. This is one of them for me. by Ellie Holcomb I WAS EATING DINNER at a Young Life camp called Windy Gap outside of Asheville, North Caroline. The sun was setting golden across the water in the lake, scattering light all over the […]