As Christians, we live in expectant hope that this world is not our home. But have you ever pondered the wonder that Jesus left that home—His home—to come to this world? He left heaven to come to earth as a baby. We often view the Advent season as a time of preparing our hearts for…
Have you ever joked that your child’s cellphone has practically become an additional appendage? You’re not far off. As I mentioned in last week’s part 1 of this two-part series, data shows that children ages 8 to 18 now spend 7.5 hours watching or using screens per day. Over a ten-year span, that’s 27,375 hours…
I’m guilty. I’ll just get that out of the way before I write another word. More than a quarter of today’s kids report that they’re not allowed to play unsupervised outside, even in the front yard! When my kids were young, I struggled with this very thing. As a result, they spent more time in…
In honor of National Adoption Month, I’ve invited my friend (and adoptive parent) Jennifer Shaw to guest blog this week. Many consider building their families through adoption, but Jennifer’s take on building families after adoption will serve many. Enjoy, and please feel free to share! ~Shaunti By Jennifer Shaw Ten years ago, we were raising…
Everyone gets married hoping for closeness and intimacy—a sense that the two really have become one. Readers of faith will recognize that “one-ness” is the description of what God designed marriage to be. (See, for example, Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:5, and Ephesians 5:31.) Yet some couples find themselves—either immediately or years down the road—feeling like…
Want to be closer to your spouse? The thing that feels riskiest—vulnerability—is one of the most important moves you can make. And this week we tackle the million-dollar question. How? We’ll get to that in a moment. But first, let’s quickly revisit last week’s Part 1 blog on this topic, which illustrated how powerful vulnerability…
