Frankie kept talking but still refused to look at me, making his words seem more a soliloquy—a prayer, even—than a conversation. ...
There's not many things more frightening than losing your job. A few years ago my wife was laid off from a job that she had held for 12 years. There was no problem...
I grew up on "Little House on the Prairie" reruns and flannel board Sunday school lessons. Good and wholesome. But somewhere between...
There are so many things they don't tell you when you become a mom. ...
Before I gave birth, I had children—a different crew of kids every night, assigned to me by the nurse in charge. I had a few favorites. We all did, although we liked to...
Here at The High Calling, we often say that vocation is about more than just a job. This means, for better or...
An excerpt follows from Grace for the Race: Meditations for Busy Moms. ...
Though I am extremely grateful to work part-time from home, instead of full-time at an office, these last few weeks have been challenging.
I have had many friends who struggled with faith because they saw their parents put on a show of Christianity but fail...
Meanwhile, standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene...
“Mommy, I know what I want to be when I grow up,” my daughter announces as she props her elbows on the...
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Transcript Susanna Wesley bore 19 children—including John, who founded the Methodist Church. Her husband was often absent—and at times her only means to pray privately was to cover her head with her apron...
I hate it when people make assumptions about me. ...
We sat down at my kitchen table for lunch, my dad and I, just like we have dozens of times since I bought this fixer-upper four years ago. This house has been a...
I’ve been a father for eight years now, but it was only last weekend when I finally figured out what exactly being a father meant.
Conversational parenting is both spontaneous and purposeful. Life and connection do happen in the margins of life, where little planning occurs, but being purposeful also helps communication immensely. Consider these two scenarios: Scenario...
Communication is such a complicated thing. Mostly because we often don't say what we mean. We say what we think others want to hear. We say one thing and hope people hear something...
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