As the homeschool year begins to wind down, many families naturally start looking back over the months behind them. Completed math books, reading lists, science projects, and notebooks filled with handwriting practice can all give a sense of accomplishment. But some of the most meaningful homeschool growth your children experience this year may never show up on a checklist or …

A new report released by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research shows that church attendance is on the rise, with an increase since the pandemic. The study, titled Signs of Rebound Amid Uneven Recovery: The Changing Congregational Landscape, was conducted as part of the Faith Communities Today research collaborative that has been analyzing congregational trends since 2000. This study analyzed …

The church I went to growing up had a ministry team for middle and high school-aged kids to serve in childrens ministry. It was called Timothy Team, a name that took inspiration from Pauls exhortation to Timothy: Dont let anyone despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in …

Im a firm believer in Christian education. Its made a huge difference in my life, and Ive seen it do great things for my children. But it would be foolish for me to think that Christian education is enough, by itself, to transform our young people into godly adults. Ask the most experienced, skilled Christian teachers, and they will tell …

Pain can be such a consistent, unwelcome presence in our lives. It seems almost disrespectful showing up when were already juggling many of lifes burdens, compounding years of insecurity and hurt, or ruining an otherwise good season. Pain is inconvenient, hard to understand, and scarcely ever arrives on our preferred timetable (which, I suppose, would be never!). Yet pain, despite …

Despite positive recent trends for family stability, including increasing numbers of babies born to college-educated women who are married, the overall proportion of babies born to unwed mothers is not declining, according to a new data analysis. Thereport, published June 3 by Institute for Family Studies (IFS) Senior Fellow Nicholas Zill, pointed out that 40% of all births in the …

Encouraging Bible Verses Children are a gift from God, a unique blessing He alone can give. Psalm 127:3, Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. Children are a blessing, not a burden. We need to be reminded of this during the difficult days of parenting. God gave you the children …

When your first child is born, you wish the hospital sent you home with an instruction book. The same is true when you begin the journey of helping your aging parents. There are many books written about aging, but none of them seem to fit the exact situation you find yourself in. My dad is 93 and in pretty good …