Christians in America are more likely to say it was their mother's faith that influenced them rather than their father's, although research has found that grandparents are significant too.
Most people don't have the emotional maturity or awareness to recognize that they contribute to their marital problems just as much as the other person
As much as I would like to dwell in the good memories from the glory days, I need to accept and embrace the season that I'm in now.
In a second, you can watch the things you love most go up in smoke. Let that sink in.
The fact is, we had not been to this particular church for quite a few weeks. After failing to really blend in with the systems of this church, we had just kind of ... fallen away.
Even a poster with eyes on it changes how people behave.
The irony is, as limiting as Christianity may sound, I have also found profound freedom
As a military wife who's always moving, the longing to put down roots and to become "established" overwhelms my heart each time our zip code changes.
We all want to grow in Christ-like qualities. However, there are many opposites and subtle distortions that so easily entangle us.
When pain unexpectedly shifts from being a distant, abstract conundrum to an up close and personal daily wrestle, we find ourselves making assumptions about God and His goodness, questioning His love and ultimately His forgiveness.
Jesus Himself warns us that sometimes to follow Him means loving Him more than our families and our lives
