Can debt free make life stress free?
By Steve Repak, the On Family Money Matters Column John 14:27 ESV “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let...
View ArticleMy Marriage, My Legacy
Amber Frank: Out of the Ashes I just watched the funeral service for John Bonacorsi, my beloved pastor of 14 years. He passed after an 8-year bout with pancreatic cancer. I was unable to attend because...
View ArticleWhen Our Daughters Wrestle
By Jennifer Watson She whispers, “What if I’m not good enough?” I hold my breath because I feel like someone has punched me in the stomach. I choke back the tears because I feel she is much too young...
View ArticleLiving Spot Free in a Spotted World
Rev. Jason Lane, Man Resumed Column Growing up on Sundays, after the morning service ended, I loved running out the doors of the church to play with my friends. Without fail my mom would give me a...
View Article5 Ways to Prepare Middle Schoolers for a New School Year
Brenda Yoder, On Middle School Column As a parent of a middle schooler, both you and your child naturally have fears as a new school year starts. Common fears include: Starting at a new middle school...
View ArticleParenting Teens and Red Flags
By Sherri Wilson Johnson, On Inspiring Purity column My newly-married 21-year-old son almost drowned in a riptide in July while at the beach with his wife and in-laws. Mid-week, they had been swimming...
View ArticleStress Better, Not Less
For many people, “stress” is a very, very bad word. Just saying it or hearing it or thinking it makes them nervous. At the slightest sign of stress, they begin to lose concentration, they get restless...
View ArticleSummer is over and for some, it’s time to pay up!
By Steve Repak, the On Family Money Matters Column Ecclesiastes3:9-10 ESV “What gain has the worker from his toil? I have seen the business that God has given to the children of many to be busy with.”...
View ArticleOn Manners & Civility: Holding the Door
Manners: a characteristic or customary mode of acting Civility: polite, reasonable, and respectful behavior From the Meriam-Webster Dictionary It used to be quite customary for the door to be held open...
View ArticleHow to Balance the Busyness
How to you balance everything? Everything’s screaming at you. You try to do it all. It’s exhausting. Do you feel like you’re barely surviving? You’re not alone. Most of us feel that way. Is your “good...
View ArticleGood Intentions & Mom Guilt
By Jennifer Watson We walked into a room filled with people we didn’t know very well. I noticed a wave of anxiety rush over my oldest daughter’s face. The same wave I feel at times, the fearful wave of...
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