Jesus loves children.  He demonstrated this decisively when his disciples tried to “shoo away” parents bringing their small children to Jesus.  “Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.  But Jesus said, Suffer little children ...

Many couples spend more time planning their wedding than planning their marriage. In today’s rush-rush schedule, we spend a lot of time planning our vacation, our fishing trip, our career, or whatever, but don’t plan and prepare for the most important, life-changing event ever: your marriage. Parents sometimes finance their ...

On August 28, 1947, President Harry S Truman wrote of America to Pope Pius XII: “Your Holiness, this is a Christian Nation. More than a half century ago that declaration was written into the decrees of the highest court in this land.” U.S. Supreme Court 1892: America is a Christian Nation U.S. Supreme Court stated in ...

Just because a young man and young woman are saved does not mean they will have a Christian family. The Christian family today is loosely defined. It could refer to a man, a woman, and their children who occasionally attend church or actually join a church. As I looked for ...

Recently, a granddaughter gave us wind chimes, which we promptly hung from a beam in our open-air patio. They ring a pleasant sound, not with a melody you could sing, but a sweet, comforting, harmonious sound. They are near our bedroom window, so I can even hear them at night ...