God knew what He was doing when He designed the family to consist of father, mother, and child(ren). When we depart from God’s design, dysfunction wedges in and poisons all the members of the family. If a father is absent, the entire family suffers. He may be present in the ...

When something doesn’t turn out the way we hope, we feel disappointed. There are degrees of disappointment, from a passing bad day to outright devastation. Christians are not shielded from disappointment. Actually, believers might have a tendency to struggle more from this emotional ailment than those who do not believe ...

God cares about our well-being. He tells us to pray for our needs. He says that He will fulfill the desires of those who fear Him. He knows the deep wants of our heart, and more importantly, He knows our heart. Maybe you have an unfulfilled desire in your heart. ...

I planted my “patio garden” yesterday, and I was reminded of something. For a while now, I have been thinking about the motherly aspect of God. I am so used to understanding God as only a Father that I have overlooked that He is everything, including Mother. He wants me ...

We are all pursuing contentment—to feel completely satisfied, completely at peace—no wants, no aching needs, no fears, no doubts, no broken dreams, no disappointments, no pain, no loose ends. We may even, at times, be driven by discontent. We might have a compulsion to change something, so we dye our ...