Mature Living
Simplicity – Session 6 – A Good Lesson in Real Love
A Good Lesson in Real Love This true story of Christlike devotion makes you want to love differently. by FAITH WHATLEY MY FATHER-IN-LAW suffered from Alzheimer’s for many years. We watched my mother-in-law care for him with strength and courage. As a daughter-in-law living eight hours away, I was not involved in his day-to-day care […]
Read MoreLiving a Godly Life – Session 5 – The Shepherd with Me
The Shepherd with Me\ In the psalm we’ve always loved, God reminds us we were made to need Him. by JENNIFER ROTHSCHILD I WAS TERRIFIED. I can bungee jump and manage airports and flights alone — and I’m blind! But … just let the dentist tell me I need a root canal, and I collapse […]
Read MoreLiving a Godly Life – Session 4 – Worshiping When Your World Is Falling Apart
Worshiping When Your World Is Falling Apart Show faith, not fear, while you’re still in the storm. by JEFF KINLEY JESUS CHRIST WAS A MIRACLE-WORKING Messiah. And had you been one of His original twelve disciples, you would have experienced a fair share of those divine encounters. One of those miraculous moments is recorded in […]
Read MoreLiving a Godly Life – Session 2 – Wait for the Ending
Wait for the Ending What will you call your loss? by NICKI KOZIARZ WHAT WILL IT TAKE for you at the end of your life to be able to say, “It is well with my soul”? I’ve been thinking about those words from that old hymn a lot lately. Because a few months ago, at […]
Read MoreLiving by Faith – Session 4 – A Boomer’s Lament
A Boomer’s LAMENT How we relate to the next generations has timeless consequences. by KERRY NATIONS I HAVE A HEART FOR YOUNG ADULTS and emerging adults — Millennials and what we are currently calling Generation Z. In full disclosure, there’s good reason for it. I’m the father, father-in-law, uncle, and uncle-in-law of seven Millennial young […]
Read MoreLiving by Faith – Session 2 – The Prayer Cup
The Prayer Cup It sat on the edge of his desk, but their hearts centered around it. by JIM DUNBAR FOR SOME YEARS, I POSTED notes around my office computer monitor. The notes contained the names of family and friends whom I wanted to remember and pray for during my workday. I didn’t surround the […]
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