Questions to Help the Control Freak (Me)
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. — Proverbs 31:26 The other day my son, a smart preteen, was up to the challenge of washing the dishes. He didn’t give me...
View ArticleOur Top 10 Women’s Video Bible Studies
Looking for some great Bible studies for women? We have collected a list of some of our bestselling women’s video Bible studies by trusted teachers like Jennie Allen, Anne Graham Lotz, Lysa TerKeurst,...
View ArticleZip It and Pray!
How to Talk to God Before You Talk to Others Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer. ~ John Bunyan When I was in college in the 1980s, I came across a...
View ArticleKeep It Shut Bible Study
Sparks, Squabbles, Spats, and Such: Our Words Matter Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. – Proverbs 18:21 Watch the Keep It Shut Bible Study:...
View ArticleBut Peter Followed Him at a Distance…
Those who had arrested Jesus took Him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the teachers of the law and the elders had assembled. But Peter followed Him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the...
View ArticleEmotional Roller Coaster
Elijah was afraid and ran for his life… He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.”...
View ArticleYou Are Never Alone
Do you ever feel lonely? Recently, I was at an event full of people. Everyone else seemed gabby and was effortlessly making easy connections with others. I just felt out of sorts. Someone had said...
View ArticleHow to Stop Gossiping
I’ve tried all kinds of things to try to keep myself from talking about others when I shouldn’t. Sometimes my methods worked. Other times I just kept yacking. And when gossiping with others, I...
View ArticleSomething to Talk About
Wonderful Ways to Use Your Words A word fitly spoken and in due season is like apples of gold in settings of silver. — Proverbs 25:11 They can build up or tear down. They can impart wisdom or bring...
View ArticleFamily Fume: Speaking in Love
One spring day, I sat in my backyard with my friend Suzy and our kids. While we relaxed in lawn chairs, sipping lemonade, a few of the children played on the swing set. The rest sat at our bright...
View ArticleHoodwinked: Building Bridges, Not Fences When Others Mother Differently
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. — Ephesians 4:2-3 Watch the Video Play the...
View ArticleForget Supermom, Just Be a Super Mom
There is no such thing as a superhero mother. No Supermom. No Wonder Woman. But there are ways to still be a super mom — the best mom you can be for your particular children. Here are eight ways to...
View ArticleMust-Read Christian Women’s Books in 2016
2016 is going to be a particularly fantastic year for all of us book-lovers! New Ann Voskamp — hooray! New Christine Caine — woo hoo! New Shauna Niequist — yes please! Plus, you’ll meet some new...
View ArticleMaking the Resurrection Real for Children
Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! No one can measure his greatness. Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim your power. I will meditate on your...
View ArticleSpring Cleaning: Finding Treasures Among the Trash
Now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its...
View ArticleFinding Solitude
After He had dismissed them, He went up on a mountainside by Himself to pray. Later that night, He was there alone. — Matthew 14:23 I had just sat down on the couch. Finally! The day was over. I popped...
View ArticleZip It and Pray!
How to Talk to God Before You Talk to Others Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer. ~ John Bunyan When I was in college in the 1980s, I came across a...
View ArticleWaiting for Your Prodigal
While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. —Luke 15:20 Being lost is scary. Who doesn’t...
View ArticleAre You in the Desert?
Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commands. —...
View ArticleYou Are Never Alone
Do you ever feel lonely? Recently, I was at an event full of people. Everyone else seemed gabby and was effortlessly making easy connections with others. I just felt out of sorts. Someone had said...
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