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Sunday morning. Five us gather around the kitchen table—me, Wally, our son Joel, and two friends, Ruthie and Cheryl. Lots of people come and go from Cloudland, our retreat center in southwest Ohio. Most of them stay in the Barn Studio, but close friends, like Ruthie and Cheryl, stay with us in the house. Joel’s…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on EurekAlert!. What children choose to read outside school directly influences their academic performance, according to a major new study led by the University of Malaga and UCL, and published in the peer-reviewed journal Oxford Review of Education. Using longitudinal census data to look at more…
Today I want to introduce you to someone. This person is acquainted with grief. He knows what it is like to experience loss. He has been through it. Now I know what you’re thinking, you’re thinking I am going to talk about Jesus and will relate it back to having a Savior who is intimately…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on MedicalXpress. A new Michigan State University study found that a good night’s sleep does adolescents good—beyond helping them stay awake in class. Adequate sleep can help teens navigate challenging social situations. The study, which focused on ninth-grade students, found that adequate sleep allowed students to…
Splinks for the week of March 1-7, 2020 Chore Provisions Develop a chore list to be completed before your kids can play for the day. Challenge them to make a list of all the things they will need in order to complete the tasks. To add some fun, include a unique “chore” like eating 2…
I stood in the back of the church near the pastor as we greeted those who were coming in to hear me speak. One came in saying, “I’m still struggling with unforgiveness, Pastor. I just can’t get over what happened.” And then another shared details of her story, “It’s not fair what we experienced as…
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. Hebrews 12:1 ESV At the young age of 48, I took up a new hobby: running. It wasn’t…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on StudyFinds. Parents always want their kids to have it better than they did growing up. Anyone with a family can relate; we all work hard so that our families and children enjoy a good life. Apparently, for many modern moms & dads, that sentiment also…
It’s a rainy, dreary day in Nashville Tennessee, a day at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, a day like all the other days for the past two weeks; a day in the PICU. I’m watching my husband comfort our 15 year old son Lucas, who recently endured his third surgery and now Ryan, his dad, is hunched…