A friend or companion is a person walking down the road of life with you. One of the many reasons friends or your companions are important to you is that they inherently bring so much potential. There is power in friendships....
Read MoreToday marks another milestone. Eighteen years ago today my wife and I said goodbye to our precious little girl. Our first child. We were so young and innocent. We had experienced the loss of a niece, and although we tried to be...
Read MoreSundays are the biggest day of the week for you as an individual and for our families. This is true if you are single. This is true if you are a couple without children. This is true if you have children. This is the day we get...
Read MoreFor many children, summer has started! That’s great news for our kiddos but may not be as exciting for parents. What do we do with them now over the next three months? Of course you have your usual suspects like summer...
Read Moreby Jay Younts A judgmental spirit towards people is a dangerous thing. It leads to doubt, mistrust and broken relationships. However, there is another form of judgment that is far more destructive: the practice of judging God....
Read MoreStuck. Have you ever been there? Or, maybe you are there now. I have. Physically. Mentally. Emotionally. Spiritually. What do you do to get moving again? How do you get momentum spiritually? Christian friend, I have one passage...
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Congratulations on meeting this new milestone in life! Graduates, as you walk across the stage and...
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by Randy Alcorn Have you ever seen a sink hole? Cars can be parked on a street day after day, and...
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by Jay Younts James 3 warns about how dangerous your words can be. But you already knew that. How...
Read MoreLife is full of choices. That seems like an understatement. In every aspect of your day you make choices from food to clothes, from work to play, from routes to stops along the routes, from words to actions, and hundreds of more...
Read More**See Update Below Regarding Dakota Miller of Greenup, KY 5-16-17** Friends, so many of you have shared and prayed for the little boy Dakota whose story has been shared over and over and over recently. There are nine things you...
Read MoreAlmost everyone has them – difficult people in life. He or she could be from any segment of life: a family member, a coworker, a neighbor, a church member, a teacher, a student, a friend, or you name your own. They come in and...
Read MoreAsk Pastor Kevin Response Are we as Christ-followers only allowed to hope in the Lord? Is it wrong to hope for other things too? Is it okay to hope for a certain kind of relationship? What about marriage? Can you hope for...
Read MoreThe story of the nightly drama in the ER is no respecter of persons. Old. Young. Very old. Very young. Concerned family and friends. Worry. Panic. There are so many individuals here whose story plays out in moments. This is also...
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by Jay Younts Your 13 year old daughter, whom you think could gain a few pounds, has just...
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Read MoreDisappointment. Do you know what I’m talking about? Are you currently there or have you been there in the past? Let me share with you one of the major reasons people face disappointment – because they place their...
Read MoreAsk Pastor Kevin Response Teenagers are flocking to Netflick’s new original series 13 Reasons Why, based on the 2007 novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher and adapted by Brian Yorkey for Netflix. Parents, please do the...
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by Jay Younts Encouragement is not primarily about solving problems. Encouragement builds relationships. It is primarily about engaging in thoughts and activities that bring honor to God. In Philippians 4:8-9, Paul urges you to focus on things that are excellent and praiseworthy. Here are two practical examples of doing this: Two young children are fussing […]
Read MoreAs the news broke that Disney’s new live-action Beauty and the Beast includes the company’s first-ever portrayal of an openly gay character, many parents, although not necessarily surprised, responded with shock and anger....
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