Article By: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Hey, mom and dad, I’ve got a question for you. Your son or daughter just turned sixteen and is begging to take your new car out for a spin. They haven’t taken Driver’s Ed. They don’t have a license. But they are technically “of age.” If […]
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A Guest Post by Michele Morin The insistent tone of my cell phone’s timer carried through floorboards to our basement schoolroom – another call to prayer unanswered. I sighed, turned the page, and continued with my sixth-grader in a lesson on fractions. I had been reading about the historical practice of praying the hours, setting
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A Guest Post by Stacy Pardoe The white winds of winter pounded the westward side of our house as I stared into the monotone grays and ivories of the season. In five short months, our little family of four had endured more loss than the past decade; it felt like someone had pulled the rug
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Important Announcement: Our Prayer Wall is Closing on March 1, 2025. By the grace of God, our team has faithfully supported this prayer wall since February 2018. Words cannot express our profound gratitude for the opportunity to help our community in this manner for so many years. Sadly, this chapter of ministry must now come
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A Guest Post by Andrew Jewell It’s one of those days when you hear that familiar growl coming from over your shoulder. You sense its red eyes boring into the back of your head and feel its hot breath against your neck…the black dog of depression is back! We’ve called depression many different names over
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A Guest Post by Chioma Oparadike Have you ever experienced a season full of such difficulty and discouragement, you struggled to remember the good times? Struggled to find God’s goodness in the midst of all your worries, heartache, and pain? When we are in that dark place, it’s easy to lose sight of God’s promises.
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A Guest Post by Liz Petruzzi Jesus wept. –John 11:35 God of the Universe. Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. The Great I AM. These are just a few of the words used to describe God. Yet, even in all His glory, God didn’t exempt Himself from suffering. In the person of Jesus,
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The final chapters of Ephesians contain the Bible’s most comprehensive teaching on marriage and family followed by a strong warning to beware of the invisible battle. Ephesians 6:12 says, “For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of
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Because of underlying health issues, my body craves rest and often demands it. This used to frustrate me to no end. It made me feel weak, less-than, incapable, a burden to others. I would push through all of the signs of fatigue, striving to be the person I thought everyone needed me to be. I
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Healthy is a synergistic concept that requires body, soul, and spirit to accomplish. It is a filter that you use to make each and every decision in your life. It is something you work towards and rarely ever achieve, but your efforts are never in vain. Each healthy choice you make will improve the quality
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