We live in very complicated times. Our brains are bombarded by data, opinions, viewpoints and images. The enormous volume of details and the various patterns of information tend to prevent us from just walking through life with a straight-ahead simplicity.
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Before we can begin to restore our relationship with God, we need to understand that this relationship is broken to begin with and why that is the case.
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Many people wrongly think, “Goal setting is unspiritual because it shows a lack of trust. It’s not right to plan. Instead, people should wait for God to lead them.‚”
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We talk a lot about biblical wisdom here at Focus on the Family. The reason is because more than any other factor God’s wisdom is critical to the success of a marriage, a household or a culture. Without His wisdom to guide us, poor, even destructive choices, are sure to follow.
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Can we know for sure that God really exists? The sceptics say it’s foolish to believe in an invisible, impersonal God without empirical proof that He exists. And yet, believers will tell you that although God’s existence can’t be proved scientifically, the weight of evidence not only makes it possible to believe in God’s existence–it make it hard to ignore.
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A rainbow, a tube of toothpaste, a holiday dinner — how can these ordinary things be used to teach kids about the Bible? They can all be used to illustrate a “teachable moment.” The teachable-moment method of faith building enlightens your children about God in a way that captures their attention and changes their lives.
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When I was a child, my parents read to me every night before bed. This expanded my imagination and developing in me a love for reading. Even before I was old enough to go to school. By first grade, I was reading at a fourth-grade level, and the joke in our family was that in college, I was still reading at a fourth-grade level.
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Sometimes it’s the small things that help us find Jesus during the Christmas season — a smile from a stranger, card from a loved one. But often parents need to be intentional. Here are activities that parents have done to help their families celebrate the birth of our Savior or draw closer together as a family:
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Gather together and make family prayer dynamic to build strong bonds and weave faith into daily life. Psalm 35:10 exclaims, “Oh Lord, who is like you?” (ESV). God had the Israelites make booths as part of the celebration of Booths or Tabernacles. Solomon sweated as he offered many sacrifices (2 Chronicles 1:6).
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Many couples wonder if marriage is really worth it. What is the difference between being married and living together besides the financial and legal entrapment? What can saying wedding vows do for your relationship? And is living together before marriage really a sin?
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