A Healthy, Christian Marriage

Written by Paul Tripp  Last week I defined what genuine, other-focused, Christ-centered love was: Willing self-sacrifice for the good of another that does not require reciprocation or that the person being loved is deserving. Today, I want to give you 23 practical applications of that definition that you can implement in your marriage or other…

The Influence Of A Good Mother

In celebration of all moms out there, I wanted to share these beautiful letters that Jill Dillard, Jessa Seewald, and Jinger Vuolo each wrote tributing their mother, Michelle Duggar, who is the matriarch of the reality show 19 Kids and Counting on mother's day. You can read the letters here, here, here, and here Mother's…

Cherishing The Gift Of Motherhood

"Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them."-Psalm 127:3-4 I saw a beautiful post written by Jinger Vuolo on being a mother to her precious daughter Felicity. She summed up…

Building Character Qualities In Children

In addition to my posts, Soaking In God's Word and Abiding In Christ, I want to focus briefly on building character traits that every person who identities as a Christ follower should exhibit in their daily lives. As Christians, we are called to be an example to everyone around us. Whether it's our families, friends,…