A well-known writer once wrote, “The essential thing ‘in heaven and in earth’ is . . . that there should be long obedience in the same direction; there thereby results, and has always resulted in...

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One of my favorite verses, and lifelong prayers, comes from Mark 9:17-24 where Jesus encountered a man whose son suffered from seizures. When the father brought him before Jesus, the boy fell to the ground, convulsing and foaming at the mouth. The father begged...

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Several recent decisions by the Supreme Court have helped restore the foundational freedoms that made the United States, though far from perfect, the greatest nation on earth. Yet we must realize that there is no real freedom apart from God ...

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We are called to love everyone. We cannot choose to love just those who look and act like us. We must love those who disagree with us. This does not mean we compromise our beliefs or confuse...

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As fathers, we have a unique calling to lead our children in the right direction. Each of our children is different, and each will answer a calling that is perhaps unexpected. And, of course, all of them are experiencing...

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Although I believed that I was healthy and fit, my 6’2’’ frame recently skyrocketed to over 230 pounds (my ideal weight is 170-190). My blood pressure and cholesterol levels were high, and my health was...

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It’s vital for us to understand and embrace this first component. Reaching people with the gospel was not our idea. It’s not something we came up with and are now asking God to help us accomplish. No, it’s the opposite. It was the heavenly Father who...

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An 11-year-old Gold Star child honors his father, who made the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan less than a month before he was born.

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“After today, you’ll be as good as new. You’ll never have to think about it again.” That’s what the nurse said to me when, at the tender age of sixteen, I showed up at a clinic...

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Most of us have heard the lyrics to that 1965 hit song about love. I know, there are tons of songs out there about love, but I mean the one that talks about what the world needs right now—not money, not fame, and not even peace. Instead, what we need is love. Sweet love. After all, according to the song...

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