I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14 In today’s culture, there are more blended families than not. Often, the …

Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverb 22:6 Many years ago, an older friend of mine told me her son would become a Christian because she believes Proverbs 22:6 is a promise from God. “I raised him in the church, so he will return to it,” …

But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. I’ve asked Sandy and Jim Barela to share …

However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Ephesians 5:33 If I were to claim to be an expert on marriage, someone would be quick to put me in my place—and rightly so. After all, I have a failed marriage in my past. The same is true …

Listen my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Proverbs 1:8 Today’s post is a video interview with my husband Chris. He’s going to share about the lessons he and his siblings were taught in childhood that set all of them up for a life well lived. Don’t forget to enter for another chance to …

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:12 Today, my Bedford County novella A Sojourner’s Solace is being released. Because family is a strong theme of this story, I thought a week-long series on the subject through devotionals and videos would be appropriate. Each day, you can enter for a chance to win …