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A Corner of the Robe

  • by Heidi Braun
How we respond to others' words and actions can reveal a lot about our respect, including that for God.
A family walking in the woods.

Want to Raise Successful Kids? Focus on These Seven Habits

  • by Becky Sweat
When my friend noted that we had raised “successful adults,” she was might have been thinking about some of the typical measures of success, but she was actually referring to the kind of success—which I’ll refer to as true success—that is described in the Bible.   
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How to Build Bridges in a Polarized Age

  • by Becky Sweat
With Thanksgiving just a few days away, I have some friends who are seriously stressed about hosting dinner that day for relatives they rarely see.
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A woman sitting on a rooftop looking out.

Are You Living Like a Secular Humanist?

  • by Becky Sweat
The term secular humanism might not even be something most people are familiar with. Yet this ideology permeates virtually every aspect of contemporary society.
Queen Elizabeth visiting NASA.

Death of Queen Elizabeth II:: Duty

  • by Darris McNeely
Duty is completing tasks that are necessary regardless of our desire to do them. The motivation to do our duty comes from a depth of character. Do we have the character to perform the Christian duties that God has given us?
Elizabeth II and Philip after Coronation

Death of Queen Elizabeth II: A Lifelong Commitment

  • by Darris McNeely
Queen Elizabeth spent seven decades serving as the monarch of her country. She made a pledge to spend her life in service. When we commit our lives to Jesus Christ through baptism, we make a lifelong commitment.
A photo of a young Queen Elizabeth standing in front of an army ambulance,

Death of Queen Elizabeth II: The One Who Served

  • by Darris McNeely
On her twenty-first birthday, Queen Elizabeth (then a princess) pledged to spend her life in service to the crown and to her people. Like her, as followers of Jesus Christ, we have pledged ourselves to a life of service.
An electronic billboard stating "Her Majesty The Crown - Elizabeth II - 1926-2022

Death of Queen Elizabeth II: London Bridge is Down

  • by Darris McNeely
Historically, the London Bridge was the foundation of London as a city, and England as a country. Much like this bridge that brought a country together, the monarchy has served as the glue of a nation. Queen Elizabeth II has represented that monarchy for over 70 years; her death represents a change in the monarchy.