Perhaps you are among those who have struggled to comprehend a particular heartache and God's reason for allowing it. A thousand unanswered questions have been recycling in your mind—most of them beginning with "Why...?". You want desperately to trust the Father and believe in His grace and goodness.

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I created a small sign to put on my fridge. It says this: 'The brain learns whatever is repeated, both helpful and unhelpful thoughts, actions, and habits.' This sign serves as a reminder to practice what I call 'clean thinking.' I have found it to be key to my mental, physical, and spiritual health, and in many ways it's even more important than what I put in my mouth. 

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Dr. Dobson, the Lord answered prayer miraculously for my son when he was eight years old. He had open-heart surgery and survived without any permanent problems. But my husband was diagnosed with cancer three years ago, and we prayed for him night and day. Nevertheless, he died last January.

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The Bible gives us many examples of people who chose love over hurt. These people knew that love never fails. I think about the young man Joseph. The second youngest of twelve brothers born to Jacob, he was his father's favorite, and everyone in the family knew it. 

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I was chatting with a friend last week who pastors a large church in my town. We were simply trying to schedule a phone call together, and after looking at our calendars, realized it couldn't happen for a month. A simple phone call. This is the pace of life we've all come to accept as "normal."

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Fathers have an incalculable impact on their daughters. Most psychologists believe, and I am one of them, that all future romantic relationships are influenced positively or negatively by the way a girl interacts with her dad in her childhood years. 

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Dr. Dobson, the Lord answered prayer miraculously for my son when he was eight years old. He had open-heart surgery and survived without any permanent problems. But my husband was diagnosed with cancer three years ago, and we prayed for him night and day. 

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I discovered early in my ministry that you cannot live at peace with a culture that is at odds with God. Men and women who want to experience a significant life must be willing to confront their culture with God's truth.

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I'm concerned about the impact of materialism on families today. During the Great Depression, it was easy enough for parents to tell their kids that they couldn't afford to buy everything they wanted. But in these times, children see that you can purchase their hearts' desires—if not with cash, then with your magic credit card. 

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No matter how much positivity you have in your life these days, if you turn on the news, you're bound to feel stress and negative emotions rise. That's why it's more important than ever to cultivate positive emotion daily with simple choices that trigger happiness.

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