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Reasons The World Desperately Needs Marriage

By Jen Hughes / February 6, 2020

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY magazine devoted its entire FEB/March 2020 issue to celebrating marriage. This “Marriage Issue” brings many refreshing reminders of God’s significant design for marriage – not just…

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Don’t Get Ripped Off By The World’s Offers Of “Rest”

By Jen Hughes / January 24, 2020

Social media, videos, and movies have become the popular go-to for: relaxation entertainment boredom-alleviation recreation anxiety-relief cheering up Using technology to chill-out does work. But then it stops working and…

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When Your Self-Worth Has Taken a Hit

By Jen Hughes / January 17, 2020

Maybe it’s because you were rejected, experienced humiliation, had a painful failure, felt blamed and shamed, or went through a loss. Whatever the cause – now you feel insecure, sad,…

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Book Review: Friend-ish by Kelly Needham

By Jen Hughes / January 7, 2020

You might be pretty surprised to learn that modern friendship trends are moving some Christians in a direction away from Biblical principles and towards a more secular worldview. You may…

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When Your Days Feel More Like the Dark of Night

By Jen Hughes / October 23, 2019

Not all darkness is the same. In a simple sense, darkness is nighttime (no sunlight). And to a dangerous extreme, darkness is evil. The topic of darkness presented in this…

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Book Review: The Promise Is His Presence by Glenna Marshall

By Jen Hughes / October 16, 2019

Of all the books recommended on this site thus far, this would be one of the highest ranking and might be a good choice for you if: You know in…

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Beauty Secrets Found in the Bible

By Jen Hughes / October 2, 2019

It can take a lot of work to feel beautiful according to the standards of the world. Sometimes it even feels impossible. And too often, longing for that “right” look…

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Book Review: Safe & Sound by David Powlison

By Jen Hughes / September 21, 2019

The world of Biblical counseling has lost a great Biblical counselor, teacher, leader, and long-time Executive Director of the Christian Counseling Education Foundation (CCEF). David Powlison made a significant contribution…

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