God’s Promise for Your Struggling Family: Jeremiah 32:27 (NKJV)
“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?” Jeremiah 32:27 (NKJV) There are few things more painful than a struggling family or a broken home. When you face family conflict, you might feel overwhelmed by the weight of the crisis. Maybe your family is struggling with the pain of a loved…
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It was the hardest decision I had ever made. I had to pack up and move to Europe in the midst of the most painful and unexpected conflict my family had ever faced. I had planned my European adventure for over a year. And as much as I wanted to go, I still found myself gripping the plastic arms of…
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The last place I heard Scripture quoted was in a laundromat. "He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord," said a middle-aged woman as she folded children's clothes. In an animated conversation with another woman, she was complaining about her ex-husband, who apparently did not appreciate the "good thing" he had found. I…
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What was I thinking? Well, I was thinking that a beach vacation with my adult children and their families would be a fabulous idea. And it was. But despite all of our planning and attempts to be flexible, it wasn’t always fun. We tried to play it loose with schedules, but that led to tension when not everyone took a…
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She has three sons playing on three different baseball teams and she hardly seems flustered! I watched as this mom dropped her boys off at the appropriate baseball field, spoke to each of their coaches and then operated the snack bar. I thought to myself, how does she manage it all? In this moment, I reflected on my struggle to…
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What does the Bible say about families? We never did well with "family devotions," and I think Dad felt guilty about that. Church leaders kept telling us that it was crucial for a Christian home to have such a regular household gathering. We agreed with the principle, but we were never that organized. Yet in a number of other ways, the…
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