APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  When our son received an unwelcome medical diagnosis, my nightstand turned into a bookstore. I read everything I could find trying to help our son, marching defiantly toward solutions. Diet plans, exercise...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  Just today, a group of my friends were discussing how easy it is to be angry with your children all the time. They whine and complain, they don't get schoolwork done, and they get on our nerves with their...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  What do you really want for your children? Yesterday, as I drove my son and his best friend to baseball practice, I overheard them talking about what they would do if they received one wish and could ask...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  When my teenager was just a toddler, we giggled proudly at his earnest attempts to flex his muscles—fists tight, face grimacing and an attempt to show his strength. No doubt some adult had taught him that...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  You and I may not need to worry about the threat of a jail sentence for our faith, but that doesn't mean life is easy. Cancer, death, heartbreak, chronic pain, and brokenness plague our families, and we...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  There were several times during my college years that I questioned my faith and wondered if God was real. During an especially hard time when my parents were separated, I wondered, “Why do I hurt so bad if...